Muslims around the world celebrating the end of Ramadan

07/08/2016

Across the world, Muslims have begun celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr - one of the most important dates in the Muslim calendar which marks the end of the holy festival of Ramadan.

Iraqis take part in a prayer vigil at the site of the attack on Wednesday - the first day of the Eid celebration

There were happier scenes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, where children paraded through the streets to mark the end of Ramadan

Eid is a time when Muslims in countries around the world spend time with family, offer gifts and often give to charity

Pakistani men sell balloons after Eid al-Fitr prayers at a Mosque, in Karachi, Pakistan

A street vendor blows soap bubbles to attract Eid customers at a local market ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, in northern India.

Filipino Muslims participate in morning prayers as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr on the grounds of Luneta Park in Manila

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, people scramble on board a train to get home for Eid just a few days after 22 people were killed in a popular café.

Malaysian Muslim women offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National mosque in Kuala Lumpur on July 6.

Thousands of Egyptians attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in a public park, bringing their prayer mats outside al-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt

Pakistan Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in Karachi after a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset

More than 50,000 Muslims have gone to Lakemba Mosque in Sydney's south-west to celebrate the end of Ramadan 

In Russia, worshippers spilled out onto the streets of Moscow after the Central Mosque ran out of space to hold them all

Iranian Muslim women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in western Tehran as they mark the end of a month of fasting

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