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Photos: Eid al-Fitr and the End of Ramadan 2022
  • Alan Taylor
  • May 2, 2022
  • 30 Photos
  • In Focus

The Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, began this week in parts of the world where sightings of the new moon were made. During Ramadan, devout Muslims abstain from food, drink, and sex from dawn until sunset. The fast, one of the five pillars of Islam, is seen as a time for spiritual reflection, prayers, and charity. Collected below are images of Muslims around the world observing Eid al-Fitr and Ramadan this year.

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  • An aerial view of Mecca's Grand Mosque at night, featuring its huge, brightly lit clock tower.

    Muslims perform evening prayers during the holy month of Ramadan in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2022. #

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  • A son smiles up at his father while both are seated on prayer mats.

    A Muslim man looks at his son as Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan fast, is celebrated at the Teaneck National Guard Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey, on May 2. #

    Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • People are seated on either side of an extremely long table set with food, in the middle of a street.

    People gather during iftar (an evening meal that breaks the Ramadan fast), in the town of Tadef, on the front line between Russian-backed Syrian-government forces and Turkish-backed Syrian-rebel-held territory, in northern Syria, on April 18. #

    Khalil Ashawi / Reuters Read more
  • A group of five young women take a photograph of themselves.

    Young women take selfies following morning prayers at the Foundation of the Islamic Center of Thailand mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Bangkok on May 2. #

    Jack Taylor / AFP / Getty Read more
  • A large crowd of people, lined up, kneeling in prayer

    Muslim worshippers pray during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer sermon at a soccer stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on May 2. #

    Amanuel Sileshi / AFP / Getty Read more
  • Several men wearing a traditional hat pray.

    Kyrgyz Muslim worshippers pray in the center of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on May 2. #

    Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP / Getty Read more
  • A man drizzles batter onto a large, circular heated surface.

    An Egyptian baker prepares kanafeh, a traditional Middle Eastern dessert sold during the month of Ramadan, at a market in Cairo's Shubra Misr district on April 6. #

    Fadel Dawod / Getty Read more
  • A woman poses for a photograph, forming a heart with her fingers.

    A woman poses for pictures after applying henna tattoos to her hands during Chand Raat, or "Night of the Moon," in Kathmandu on May 1, on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival. #

    Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Read more
  • An aerial view of a large crowd of people praying in a street

    Muslims attend mass prayers on the street during Eid al-Fitr, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 2. #

    Antara Foto / Reuters Read more
  • Two women embrace while standing on a sidewalk.

    Women embrace as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Masjid At-Taqwa mosque, in New York City's Brooklyn borough, on May 2. #

    Stephanie Keith / Reuters Read more
  • A young boy wearing sunglasses stands next to an adult.

    An Iraqi boy poses for a picture on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the Al-Zubair District of Iraq's southern Basra Governorate on May 2. #

    Hussein Faleh / AFP / Getty Read more
  • A large crowd of people is gathered at long tables in London's Trafalgar Square.

    An open iftar takes place in Trafalgar Square to mark the final week of Ramadan on April 28, in London, England. #

    Kate Green / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • An aerial view of a large crowd of people standing in lines and praying

    This aerial photo, taken on May 2, shows Albanian Muslims praying at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. #

    Gent Shkullaku / AFP / Getty Read more
  • A woman says prayers among headstones in a cemetery.

    Iraqi Muslims visit the graves of their relatives during a dust storm on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, at the cemetery of Hassan al-Basri, in the Al-Zubair District in Iraq's Basra Governorate, on May 2. #

    Hussein Faleh / AFP / Getty Read more
  • A large crowd of people sits and eats on either side of an extremely long table in the middle of a street.

    Residents of Ezbet Hamada gather to eat during iftar in El Matareya, Cairo, Egypt, on April 16. #

    Fatma Fahmy / Reuters Read more
  • A view of a crescent moon behind a bridge structure.

    The waning crescent moon, near the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is pictured behind the Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr bridge in Iraq's southern city of Basra early on April 28. #

    Hussein Faleh / AFP / Getty Read more
  • Two young girls in dresses walk in tall grass.

    Children walk in the grass after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania, on May 2. #

    Vadim Ghirda / AP Read more
  • A line of riot police stands amid hundreds of people kneeling in prayer.

    Russian riot police stand guard as Muslims gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Moscow, Russia, on May 2. #

    Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • One person prays on a rooftop above hundreds of others praying in a city street.

    Muslims pray during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in Adjame, a district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 2. #

    Sia Kambou / AFP / Getty Read more
  • Several young people read from the Quran, lit by small torches.

    Muslim students illuminated by traditional torches take part in a night reading of the Quran at the Nurul Hidayah Al Mubarokah boarding school, during Ramadan, in Boyolali, Central Java province, Indonesia, on April 22. #

    Aloysius Jarot Nugroho / Antara Foto / Reuters Read more
  • People pose for a selfie in front of a mosque.

    Muslims gather for mass prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Seoul Central Mosque in South Korea on May 2. #

    Jong Hyun Kim / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • A family of three shares a meal while seated on the floor of a living room.

    Amatuallah (right) and her sons Abdul Eliu (left) and Manases eat a suhoor meal on the first day of Ramadan at their home in Havana, Cuba, on April 3. #

    Yander Zamora / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • Several people prepare cookies while seated at a table.

    A family prepares cookies for Eid al-Fitr in Basra, Iraq, on May 2. #

    Nabil al-Jurani / AP Read more
  • People walk past a storefront lit by traditional lanterns.

    People walk past a storefront lit by traditional lanterns during Ramadan at a popular tourist area in the Khan el-Khalili market in Cairo, Egypt, on April 27. #

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters Read more
  • Two women pose for a photograph.

    Nigerians take a photo in their traditional clothes during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 2. #

    Adeyinka Yusuf / Anadolu Agency / Getty Read more
  • A large crowd of men stands in prayer in a park.

    Muslim worshippers participate in Eid al-Fitr prayers at Small Heath Park in Birmingham, England, on May 2. #

    Henry Nicholls / Reuters Read more
  • A group of performers spits fireballs during a parade.

    Performers display their skills with torches and lanterns in a parade in Makassar, Indonesia, on May 1 while celebrating Eid al-Fitr. #

    Andri Saputra / AFP / Getty Read more
  • Several women in a crowd say prayers.

    Muslim women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Milan, Italy, on May 2. #

    Flavio Lo Scalzo / Reuters Read more
  • An aerial view of a group of worshippers praying in a seaside park

    Muslim worshippers offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at a park in Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 2. #

    Oded Balilty / AP Read more
  • A view of a city street decorated with festive illuminated banners.

    Festive lighting decorates the streets in Geylang Serai, ahead of Eid al-Fitr, also known as Hari Raya Puasa, in Singapore on April 29. #

    Edgar Su / Reuters Read more

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