Beautiful images of Eid Al-Fitr celebrations from across the globe

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Published: 2017-06-26 16:55

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 15:27


Muslims are celebrating Eid from Sunday to Wednesday.
Muslims are celebrating Eid from Sunday to Wednesday.

On Sunday June 25, more than one billion Muslims celebrated Eid Al-Fitr; the holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Families, friends and communities come together during the four-day celebration, and luckily for the Internet, every year breathtaking photos capturing the religious festival in all its glory surface online.

Eid is celebrated in many different ways, depending on the country, its culture and traditions.

However, most cultures mark the holiday by buying new clothes, baking traditional Eid cookies and giving small children a “eidiyyeh” (a small, symbolic amount of money).

These are some of the most inspiring images from around the world this Eid Al-Fitr.