Some 1.8 billion faithful around the world are marking Eid al-Fitr, but in many places, COVID-19 restrictions and concerns over the spread of virus were putting a damper on festivities.
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Foreign and local Muslims gathered on Thursday morning in Niujie Mosque, the largest mosque in Beijing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the first public celebration since the epidemic outbreak. Photo: Li Hao/GT
Wearing traditional clothes and a hat, a senior Uygur resident in Kashi danced happily with hundreds of local residents and visitors in front of the Id Kah Mosque - this is the way some Muslim residents in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr on Thursday.
On the same day, Vladimir Norov, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and foreign diplomats from more than 15 countries watched via a live stream in Beijing how Muslim residents in China s Xinjiang region perform their salat al-Eid in mosques.
DUBAI: Millions of Muslims around the world performed Eid Al-Fitr prayers on Thursday with varying degrees of restrictions imposed because of COVID-19 and civil unrest.
Eid Al-Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from any form of food – liquid or solid – as well as not smoking during daylight hours.
There are some similarities in the way Muslims celebrate around the world, with prayers and where possible with family and friends.
In Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Muslims bake cakes, go on picnics and organize barbecues in forests.
In Gaza, Muslims still prayed together despite intense fighting with Israel.
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Australia s 600,000 Muslims have originated from more than 70 countries around the world.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed globally by an estimated 1.8 billion people, as a month of fasting from sunrise to sunset, prayer, personal reflection and community. It lasts 29-30 days, from one sighting of the crescent moon to the next.
It s followed by Eid al-Fitr or Festival of Breaking the Fast , celebrating the end of the month-long fasting. The three-day celebration starts with Muslims praying together and is also an occasion for families to get together and eat traditional foods only made during Eid.
Indonesian Muslims gather at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 17 May 2018.