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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2017

From Iraq and Afghanistan to Turkey and Singapore, Muslims around the world celebrate the end of the holy month.

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Indian Muslims greet each other after offering prayers at Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr in New Delhi, India. [Harish Tyagi/EPA]
Published On 26 Jun 2017

Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.

During the month of Ramadan, practising Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. 

The timing of Eid al-Fitr, or “the festival of breaking the fast”, can be tricky, as it is based on the sighting of the new moon, and it often varies from country to country.

The holiday is usually celebrated for three days, although it can vary depending on the country.

Celebrations begin with a special early morning prayer in mosques and open-air areas and later move on to feasts and festivals. 

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A Pakistani woman, with her hands decorated with traditional henna, prays during the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. [K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo]
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The Yemeni-American Muslim Udayni family gather around for a large Eid breakfast, made up of traditional Yemeni dishes, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr holiday in Brooklyn, New York. [Kholood Eid/Reuters]
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A child stands among Muslims taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest. Members of the Romanian Muslim community joined prayers at the Dinamo stadium in the Romanian capital, in the largest Muslim public gathering of the year. [Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo]
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Two Palestinian boys play in front of women attending a gathering at a local park to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, known as Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]
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Turkish Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the city's landmark Sultan Ahmed Mosque, or Blue Mosque, in Istanbul, early on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan. [Emrah Gurel/AP Photo]
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Egyptians wait to catch balloons distributed after Eid al-Fitr prayers outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
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Children ride on swings on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Kabul, Afghanistan. [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]
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Chechen Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers that mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the main Mosque in Grozny, Chechnya. [Musa Sadulayev/AP Photo]
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People greet each other after attending prayers at a mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, during Eid al-Fitr. [Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters]
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A group of women pose for a picture before the start of Eid Al-Fitr prayers at Luneta Park in Metro Manila, Philippines. [Dondi Tawatao/Reuters]
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Muslims visit the graves of their loved ones in Singapore on the first day of Eid al-Fitr [Edgar Su/Reuters]