Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. It is a time of feasts and fun, presents and parties. Families spend time together over Eid, exchanging gifts and sharing meals.
IBTimesUK presents photos of Muslims all over the globe marking the start of the three-day festival.
A Palestinian Muslim girl attends the Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City's eastern suburb of Al-ShejaiyaMahmud Hams/AFPMuslim women attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUlet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesYoung Muslims take part in a prayer during a celebration of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at the, Sultan Mehmet Fatih mosque in Pristina, KosovoArmend Nimani/AFPPeople cram on to a train as they try to get home for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, in Dhaka, BangladeshMunir uz-Zaman/AFPA Malaysian Islamic authority official sets up his theodolite to perform the sighting of the new moon to determine the start of Eid in Kuala LumpurManan Vatsyayana/AFPA woman lays a rose on the grave of her relatives on Eid al-Fitr in Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOlivia Harris/ReutersChinese Muslims attend an outdoor Eid prayer session in Datong county, Qinghai provinceSimon Zo/ReutersRussian Interior Ministry members stand guard as Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr morning prayers in MoscowSergei Karpukhin/ReutersAlbanian Muslims take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers on the main boulevard in TiranaAFPA child sleeps as people attend Eid morning prayers in Yevpatoriya, CrimeaPavel Rebrov/ReutersPalestinian boys pose for a photograph on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old CityAmmar Awad/ReutersAn Imam addresses believers in the Merkez Buyuk Cami mosque in Dortmund, GermanyIna Fassbender/ReutersAn Indonesian Muslim man twirls fire during a parade ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in YogyakartaUlet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesFire breathers performs to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Yogyakarta, IndonesiaUlet Ifansasti/Getty ImagesMuslim children offer their morning prayers beside their father at a park in Tondo, metro Manila, PhilippinesRomeo Ranoco/ReutersFilipino Muslims leave after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Pink Mosque in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao provinceMarconi Navales/ReutersA member of security forces loyal to Hamas stands guard as Palestinians perform morning prayers in the east of Gaza CityIbraheem Abu Mustafa/ReutersA ferry boatman transports a group of Muslims at the Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, IndonesiaEd Wray/Getty ImagesBeauticians apply henna designs to customers ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of Ramadan, at a beauty salon in Karachi, PakistanAsif Hassan/AFP
