Eid around the world

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After a month-long period of Ramadan when Muslims fast during the day, feasts marked the beginning of Eid [AFP]

Thousands across the world attended morning prayers on the first day of Eid [AFP]

Many flocked to amusement parks to join the merriment [Reuters]

Most, like these two women in Abu Dhabi, visited mosques on the auspicious day [EPA]

Morning prayers heralded the Eid in Sarajevo, Bosnia [EPA]

Many, like this Algerian man, visited cemetaries to pray over the grave of loved ones - a traditional practice during Eid [AFP]

Eid al-Fitr lasts three days but public holidays in the Islamic world will often last beyond a week [AFP]