• A Palestinian shops for a lantern for the holy month of Ramadan at the main market in Gaza City, on May 16, 2018. Adel Hana / AP Photo
    A Palestinian shops for a lantern for the holy month of Ramadan at the main market in Gaza City, on May 16, 2018. Adel Hana / AP Photo
  • Muslims pray during the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on May 16, 2018. Juni Kriswanto / AFP Photo
    Muslims pray during the start of the holy month of Ramadan at the Al Akbar Mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on May 16, 2018. Juni Kriswanto / AFP Photo
  • A Palestinian vendor displays traditional lanterns on a street ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on May 16, 2018. Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters
    A Palestinian vendor displays traditional lanterns on a street ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on May 16, 2018. Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters
  • A man takes a nap as he sells melons at vegetables and fruits market ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Shahzaib Akber / EPA
    A man takes a nap as he sells melons at vegetables and fruits market ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Shahzaib Akber / EPA
  • A Muslim looks at prayer caps at a roadside stall ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Arif Ali / AFP Photo
    A Muslim looks at prayer caps at a roadside stall ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Arif Ali / AFP Photo
  • Muslim men buy dates at a market ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP Photo
    Muslim men buy dates at a market ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, on May 16, 2018. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP Photo
  • A Palestinian man makes traditional sweets ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in the old city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on May 16, 2018. Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
    A Palestinian man makes traditional sweets ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, in the old city of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on May 16, 2018. Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
  • A Muslim vendor sells dry food on the eve of the month of Ramadan at a market in Guwahati, India, on May 16, 2018. Biju Boro / AFP Photo
    A Muslim vendor sells dry food on the eve of the month of Ramadan at a market in Guwahati, India, on May 16, 2018. Biju Boro / AFP Photo
  • A vendor prepares traditional sweet called Jalebis, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 16, 2018. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    A vendor prepares traditional sweet called Jalebis, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 16, 2018. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • A man buys live turkeys at a traditional market ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Dar Bouazza, on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 16, 2018. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
    A man buys live turkeys at a traditional market ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Dar Bouazza, on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco, on May 16, 2018. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
  • A vendor restocks his chocolate shop in the central holy city of Najaf, Iraq, on May 16, 2018, a day before the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Haidar Hamdani / AFP Photo
    A vendor restocks his chocolate shop in the central holy city of Najaf, Iraq, on May 16, 2018, a day before the start of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Haidar Hamdani / AFP Photo

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Ramadan preparations around the world - in pictures

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May 16, 2018

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