Eid 2023: Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan

Muslims around the world are celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr, commonly known as Eid, to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Muslims take photos during the Eid Al-Fitr prayerAli Haider / EPA-EFE
Eid al-Fitr - which means "festival of the breaking of the fast" - is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, a month when many adult Muslims fast. Here people take photos as the sun rises at Nad Al Hammar Eid Musalla in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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In Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, two men greet each other before prayers.
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A Palestinian woman takes a selfie at the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam, which is located on a hilltop complex known by Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary) and by Jews as the Temple Mount.
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Prayers were held at the Bajrakli Mosque in central Belgrade, Serbia.
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Outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo balloons were released after prayers.
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Worshippers pray at the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Australia.
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People pray at the Education City Stadium in Qatar, which hosted matches during the Fifa World Cup last year.
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Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania drew thousands of worshippers.
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A family poses in front of the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Kyrgyz people pray during the Eid al-Fitr in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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Palestinians perform morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

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