Muslims around the globe are celebrating the vacation of Eid al Fitr.
After the Ramadan month of fasting, Muslims have a good time Eid al Fitr with a day of prayers, feasts and household visits.
Capital cities together with Damascus, Baghdad and Beirut have been crowded with worshippers heading to mosques and cemeteries.
Albanian Muslims have a good time Eid al Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Sq. in Tirana, Albania
A Palestinian celebrates whereas enjoying with a baby following Eid al Fitr prayers
Muslim girls show their henna decorations on the Masjid Salaam grounds in Nairobi, Kenya
Many Muslims go to the graves of their family members after the early morning prayer on the primary day of Eid al Fitr.
Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr prayers on the compound that homes Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s {Old} Metropolis
Muslims carry out their Eid al Fitr prayers on the Grand Mosque, within the holy metropolis of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Guests carry bouquets of flowers, jugs of water for crops and brooms to scrub gravestones.
Individuals attend prayers outdoors Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon
An aerial view of Palestinians performing morning prayers to have a good time Eid al Fitr in Gaza Metropolis
Palestinians praying within the southern Gaza Strip
Exterior the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown of Beirut
“After the Eid prayer we at all times go to our {dead}… to hope and pay our respects, might God have mercy and forgive them on this blessed day,” stated Atheer Mohamed in Baghdad’s Azamiya cemetery.
Islam’s holidays comply with a lunar calendar.
Muslims mark the tip of Ramadan and the start of Eid a Fitr at Platt Fields Park in Manchester
Eid al Fitr vacation celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine within the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s {Old} Metropolis
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Palestinian girls take a selfie collectively following Eid al Fitr prayers in Jerusalem’s {Old} Metropolis
Palestinian Muslims carry out Eid al Fitr prayers at a soccer court docket, within the West Financial institution metropolis of Beitunia Pic: AP
However some international locations depend on astronomical calculations relatively than bodily sightings.
This continuously results in disagreements between spiritual authorities in several international locations – and typically in the identical nation – over the beginning date of Eid al Fitr.