It is a time for distributing alms among the poor and needy, for visiting friends and relatives, and for exchanging greetings and gifts.
Children typically receive new clothes or toys.
Eid is the spirit of peace and forgiveness and of making a fresh start in relations with others. As far as the exchange of presents is concerned, it is the closest approximation to Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. Christen und Muslime in Deutschland . The Basics of Islam, in German. Nicely designed personal website with description of Islam by a Turk who grew up in Germany .