In Pictures: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid

13 May 2021, 15:44

A Palestinian youth performs a back flip at the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem as people gather for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Israel Palestinians. Picture: PA

Celebrations were restricted for a second year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of Ramadan.

Celebrations were restricted for a second year as the Covid-19 pandemic again forced mosque closings and family separations.

A clown sprays children with foam as Muslims gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem
A clown sprays children with foam as Muslims gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid at the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey (Emrah Gurel/AP)
Muslim women with their hands painted with traditional henna pray during an Eid al-Fitr prayer at historical Badshahi mosque, in Lahore, Pakistan
Muslim women with their hands painted with traditional henna pray at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan (KM Chaudary/AP)
Muslim men wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Muslim men wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Kamran Jebreili/AP)
Muslim boys hold balloons while they leave after performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan
Muslim boys hold balloons at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan (Fareed Khan/AP)
Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer on a street in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)
Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Muslims wearing protective masks pray outside the National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Vincent Thian/AP)
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer on a ground, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer on the ground in Peshawar, Pakistan (Muhammad Sajjad/AP)
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at a mosque, in Peshawar, Pakistan
Muslims praying at a mosque in Peshawar (Muhammad Sajjad/AP)
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer in an outdoor open area in Lagos, Nigeria
Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer in an outdoor open area in Lagos, Nigeria (Sunday Alamba/AP)

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