Muslims worldwide have been observing Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Some Muslims observe the holiday for three days, although the first day is typically the most important. Believers attend prayers at their local mosques, share food to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast, and give gifts and money to the needy.
Celebrating Eid Al-Fitr Around The World
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A young man uses his smart phone to chronicle his Eid al-Fitr experience in Moscow.
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A young Nepalese child looks on as early morning Eid al-Fitr prayers are performed at Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.
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Refugees in Kabul dressed up for the holiday.
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A festooned As-Sarakhsiy Mosque in Kyrgyzstan's Kara-Suu district, Osh region.
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Muslims gathered for a packed morning-prayer ceremony in Moscow.
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Services in Kazan, in Russia's republic of Tatarstan
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A worshiper in Kazan, the capital of Russia's republic of Tatarstan.
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Men pray at a mosque in Pristina following the ceremony marking the end of Ramadan.
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A Bosnian priest leads morning prayers on the first day of Eid in the village of Mjestova Ravna.
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A traditional plov dish is served in Izhevsk, the capital of Russia's Udmurt Republic.
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A beautician paints henna on the foot of a woman at a market stall in Karachi, Pakistan.
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A Saudi boy looks up during prayers at the Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh.
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Kyrgyz men pray on the first day of Eid al-Fitr on a square in central Bishkek.
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A woman carries a tray of holiday sweets in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood.
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People gather for prayers at a mosque in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
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The faithful pray in Kazan, Tatarstan...
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...and at the Ar-Togrul Mosque in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat.
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Children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, receive holiday gifts, candy, and pocket money.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai (rights) attends Eid prayers at the Presidential Palace Mosque in Kabul.
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Policemen pray in a square in central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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A Kyrgyz boy attends prayers in Bishkek.
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Sunni worshippers exchange greetings after prayers in Baghdad.
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Morning prayers in the village of Mjestova Ravna, in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Men pray at a mosque in Pristina, Kosovo.
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Indonesian women pray near the coast in Bantul, Yogyakarta, on the island of Java.