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Eid celebrations around the world

grey placeholderGetty Images Tens of Muslims wearing white kneeling in prayer around a large black cube in Mecca.Getty Images

Muslims around the world have begun 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.

grey placeholderReuters Dozens of men standing up getting ready to prayer while one man spreads a prayer mat.Reuters

Here in Moscow, worshippers are seen preparing for prayer.

grey placeholderReuters Overhead show of tens of people with their heads bowed towards the ground in prayerReuters

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

grey placeholderGetty Images Dozens of men and women, separated, facing towards the camera with their heads bowed down and hands clasped in front.Getty Images

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

grey placeholderGetty Images At least 16 men and boys wearing socks and on prayer mats with their arms clasped in front of them for prayer.Getty Images

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

grey placeholderGetty Images More than 10 children in a warmly-lit room with balloons and a bookshelf with Arabic books standing around a table full of paper bags with sweets.Getty Images

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

grey placeholderReuters Dozens of men kneeling on prayer rugs surrounded by the rubble of a mosque facing towards an imam holding a microphone. A white tarp with the Unicef logo is seen hanging above the congregation.Reuters

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

grey placeholderGetty Images A man holding the hands of two boys who are holding a balloon of a lion and tiger while walking past the al-Aqsa mosqueGetty Images

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

grey placeholderReuters A boy in a blue and red vest jacket sits on the floor and yarns while dozens of men attending prayer standReuters

A boy yawns during prayers at a stadium in Qatar

grey placeholderEPA Two men wearing Islamic hats smiling and embracing each other.EPA

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

grey placeholderGetty Images More than 10 women with their hands clasped in front and heads bowed down in prayerGetty Images

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

grey placeholderEPA Dozens of worshippers kneeling with their heads bowed to the ground in prayer with dozens of pairs of shoes strewn on the side outside Plebiscito Square.EPA

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

grey placeholderReuters Dozens of women in hijabs smile and take selfies or video outside the  Hagia Sophia Grand MosqueReuters

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

grey placeholderGetty Images Tens of men kneeling with their hands held towards them in prayer.Getty Images

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

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