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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

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Published: May 27, 2020 03:10 PM

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TOPSHOT - An orphan plays with her new hula hoop during the food and toy distribution, for total about 500 orphans in 11 orphanages, by National Muslim COVID-19 Response Committee to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at Good hope markazil Banatil Islamia orphans centre in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 25, 2020. / AFP / Yasuyoshi CHIBA

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epa08440343 Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers amid the coronavirus pandemic, at Al Mashun Grand Mosque in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 24 May 2020. Muslims around the world celebrated Eid Al-Fitr to mark the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA/DEDI SINUHAJI

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