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In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world

In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, one of the biggest celebrations in the Islamic calendar.

Eid al-Fitr – which means “festival of the breaking of the fast” – is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting for many adults, as well as spiritual reflection and prayer.

 

Here in Moscow, worshippers are seen preparing for prayer.

 

Hundreds took part in prayers at Tononoka grounds, in Mombasa, Kenya

 

Prayers were also observed at a stadium in Port Sudan in the east of the country

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Little children joined adults at the Moskee Essalam in Rotterdam, Netherlands

 

Gifts are handed out to Muslim children in Lviv, Ukraine, as Russia’s war on the country continues

 

Palestinians in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip pray amidst the rubble of a mosque destroyed in the current war between Israel and Hamas

 

Families gather at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem – the third holiest site in Islam

 

A boy yawns during prayers at a stadium in Qatar

 

Muslims greet each-other at Martim Moniz Square in Lisbon, Portugal

 

Women worshippers gather in Burgess Park, London, for an outdoor prayer

 

There were also worshippers gathered outside Plebiscito Square in Naples, Italy

 

Some women took pictures after attending prayers at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

 

Afghan refugees pray at a mosque on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan

In pictures: Eid celebrations around the world

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