The Eid al-Fitr prayer consists of two rakats, or units of prayer.
Salat al-Eid is a special congregational prayer performed in the morning of Eid al-Fitr, usually after sunrise and before noon. Its two-rakat structure distinguishes it from the five daily obligatory prayers, whose combined total is seventeen rakats.
The Eid prayer includes additional takbirs—declarations of “God is greatest”—whose number and placement vary among Islamic legal schools. Those variations can make the prayer look different across communities, but they do not change its basic two-rakat structure.
The prayer is commonly held in a mosque, open field, prayer ground, or large community venue. Unlike the regular daily prayers, Eid prayer is traditionally performed without an adhan or iqama. It is followed by the Eid khutbah, or sermon, although details of obligation and procedure differ among schools of thought.