Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world – in pictures

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Muslims mark the start of the three-day festival that signals the end of the holy month of Ramadan

Displaced Palestinians perform Eid al-Fitr prayers next to their families’ tents at the Rafah camp in Gaza. Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPAWed 10 Apr 2024 14.16 EDTLast modified on Mon 15 Apr 2024 18.58 EDTDakar, SenegalThousands of Muslims wearing white clothes gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at a beach near the Mausoleum of Seydina Limamou Laye in the Yoff districtPhotograph: Cem Ozdel/Anadolu/Getty ImagesRome, ItalyA family join others for prayers to mark the end of RamadanPhotograph: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse/Rex/ShutterstockBradford, UKA woman takes a photograph at an outdoor prayer session organised by the Islam Bradford CentrePhotograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty ImagesKigali, RwandaA woman adjusts her hijab while queuing to attend the special morning prayersPhotograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty ImagesTurin, ItalyFaithful pray during Eid al-Fitr at the Dora ParkPhotograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty ImagesDakar, SenegalPeople greet each other before Eid al-Fitr prayerPhotograph: Jérôme Favre/EPAKyiv, Ukraine,Ukrainian Muslims pray at the Ar-Rahma mosquePhotograph: Vadim Ghirdă/APGiza,EgyptChildren play after Eid al-Fitr prayer near the pyramids at AbusirPhotograph: Fareed Kotb/Anadolu/Getty ImagesKigali, RwandaPeople gather for a special morning prayer at Kigali Pelé StadiumPhotograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty ImagesMeulaboh, IndonesiaRohingya refugees embrace each other after taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers at a temporary shelter in Aceh provincePhotograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty ImagesBantul, YogyakartaMuslims take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers at Parangkusumo sand dunesPhotograph: Devi Rahman/AFP/Getty ImagesAbidjan, Ivory Coast A Muslim person prayingPhotograph: Luc Gnago/ReutersDublin, IrelandPeople gather for Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Islamic Cultural Centre of IrelandPhotograph: Mostafa Darwish/Anadolu/Getty ImagesDakar, SenegalChildren sit outside a door to the grand mosquePhotograph: Guy Peterson/AFP/Getty ImagesBandung, IndonesiaPeople pray at al-Jabbar grand mosquePhotograph: Algi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/ShutterstockPeshawar, PakistanA member of staff at a regional office of the ministry of religion uses a telescope to observe the new moon, which would signal the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-FitrPhotograph: Hussain Ali/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/ShutterstockLondon, UKThe end of Ramadan is celebrated at a 1Eid event in Southall ParkPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesSpringfield, USPeople having their hands decorated with henna in VirginiaPhotograph: Mariam Zuhaib/APGaza CityMorning prayers at the historic Omari mosque, which has been heavily damaged by Israeli bombardment during the Israel-Gaza warPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesBangkok, ThailandYoung men wash their feet at one of the city’s mosquesPhotograph: Matt Hunt/Anadolu/Getty ImagesZubair district, IraqChildren gather for breakfast after the morning prayerPhotograph: Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty ImagesMetro Manila, the PhilippinesA young woman uses a portable fan after morning prayersPhotograph: Rolex dela Peña/EPASouth London, UKEid prayers at the Baitul Futuh mosque, MordenPhotograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianSelangor, MalaysiaPeople gather at Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz mosque. In Malaysai, Eid al-Fitr is also known as Hari Raya AidilfitriPhotograph: Syaiful Redzuan/Anadolu/Getty ImagesNairobi, KenyaPeople gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at the football field of Sir Ali Muslim club groundPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesGaza StripDisplaced Palestinians perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Rafah camp near the Egyptian borderPhotograph: Haitham Imad/EPAQuezon City, the PhilippinesA mother kisses her daughter as they attend a prayer in celebrationPhotograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock