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.
Photos: Eid al-Fitr and the End of Ramadan 2022
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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. #
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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. #
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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. #
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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. #
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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. #
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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. #
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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. #
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