• Children play with pigeons at the Maidan area during Eid Al Fitr festival in Kolkata. AFP
    Children play with pigeons at the Maidan area during Eid Al Fitr festival in Kolkata. AFP
  • Thai Muslims take part in a prayer during Eid Al Fitr at The Foundation of the Islamic Centre of Thailand to mark the end of Ramadan in Bangkok. Getty Images
    Thai Muslims take part in a prayer during Eid Al Fitr at The Foundation of the Islamic Centre of Thailand to mark the end of Ramadan in Bangkok. Getty Images
  • Muslims celebrate Eid Al Fitr in Thailand to mark the end of Ramadan. Getty Images
    Muslims celebrate Eid Al Fitr in Thailand to mark the end of Ramadan. Getty Images
  • An ice-cream seller rides his cart as people gather on the second day of Eid Al Fitr on Lhoknga beach in Aceh province. AFP
    An ice-cream seller rides his cart as people gather on the second day of Eid Al Fitr on Lhoknga beach in Aceh province. AFP
  • Kids greet each other after a morning prayer session to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    Kids greet each other after a morning prayer session to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • A girl plays with her new hula hoop after an initiative by the National Muslim Covid-19 Response Committee to mark Eid Al Fitr to distribute toys and food to 500 orphans at 11 orphanages in Nairobi Kenya. AFP
    A girl plays with her new hula hoop after an initiative by the National Muslim Covid-19 Response Committee to mark Eid Al Fitr to distribute toys and food to 500 orphans at 11 orphanages in Nairobi Kenya. AFP
  • Orphans wait to receive a toy during the food and toy distribution by the National Muslim Covid-19 Response Committee to celebrate Eid Al Fitr in Kenya. AFP
    Orphans wait to receive a toy during the food and toy distribution by the National Muslim Covid-19 Response Committee to celebrate Eid Al Fitr in Kenya. AFP
  • The waxing crescent moon rises during the last night of Eid Al Fitr at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. EPA
    The waxing crescent moon rises during the last night of Eid Al Fitr at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. EPA
  • Palestinian women gather for dawn prayers at the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the flashpoint city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Palestinian women gather for dawn prayers at the Ibrahimi mosque, also known as the Tomb of the Patriarchs, in the flashpoint city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP

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Eid Al Fitr around the world - in pictures

Muslims around the world mark the end of Ramadan, although in some countries coronavirus restrictions meant gatherings were not possible

The National

May 26, 2020

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