From prayers amid the rubble of Gaza to the great mosques of Istanbul, Muslims around the world are celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr as they bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with prayers and festivities that include family visits, gatherings, outings and new clothes. Prayers and celebrations are being held across Muslim countries like Egypt, and by Muslims in Greece, Russia and further afield.
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Children cheer as volunteers prepare food parcels and Eid sweets for displaced families living in a public university turned into a shelter after Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayer, Friday, March 20, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A young man enjoys a swing ride at an amusement park as he celebrates Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslim kids attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Muslims pray as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People walk to pray Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the feast after Ramadan, celebrating the end of fasting, in Aden, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Taliban policemen, left, and a GDI ( General Directorate of Intelligence ) officer greet each other for Eid al-Fitr outside the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque before Eid prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Young men sing and dance after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Muslim worshippers arrive to attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A women from Benin shows her hands, painted and decorated to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, at a mosque in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Muslims wait before Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A woman takes a selfie with her son during the Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
An aerial view of Bosnian Muslims praying during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Women pray behind a curtain during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Rome's Piazza Vittorio, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Muslim walks toward Mecca Masjid to offer prayers on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan as Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard in front of the Charminar monument in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A woman holding a baby arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Two boys wearing new clothes for Eid greet each other outside the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslims leave the Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque after Eid al-Fitr prayers, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A girl arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Moscow, Russia, early Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Muslim worshippers pray outside a mosque in Athens during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
People prepare to pray Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the feast after Ramadan, celebrating the end of fasting, in Aden, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
An aerial view of Bosnian Muslims praying during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people who gather for to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Moscow, Russia, early Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Sudanese gather for the Eid al-Fitr prayer, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Palestinians offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Bosnian Muslim boy listens to a mufti delivering a sermon during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled el Fiqi)
Israeli police officers pass by Palestinian Muslims as they offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Jerusalem while the Old City remains closed to visitors under nationwide Home Front Command restrictions banning large gatherings amid the war with Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Palestinian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
This year Eid is also being marked with war raging in Iran and many parts of the Middle East.
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Children cheer as volunteers prepare food parcels and Eid sweets for displaced families living in a public university turned into a shelter after Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayer, Friday, March 20, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A young man enjoys a swing ride at an amusement park as he celebrates Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslim kids attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Muslims pray as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
People walk to pray Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the feast after Ramadan, celebrating the end of fasting, in Aden, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Taliban policemen, left, and a GDI ( General Directorate of Intelligence ) officer greet each other for Eid al-Fitr outside the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque before Eid prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)
Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Young men sing and dance after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Muslim worshippers arrive to attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A women from Benin shows her hands, painted and decorated to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, at a mosque in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Muslims wait before Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A woman takes a selfie with her son during the Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
An aerial view of Bosnian Muslims praying during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Women pray behind a curtain during Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Rome's Piazza Vittorio, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Muslim walks toward Mecca Masjid to offer prayers on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan as Rapid Action Force personnel stand guard in front of the Charminar monument in Hyderabad, India, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A woman holding a baby arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Two boys wearing new clothes for Eid greet each other outside the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Muslims leave the Omar ibn al-Khattab Mosque after Eid al-Fitr prayers, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A girl arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Moscow, Russia, early Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Muslim worshippers pray outside a mosque in Athens during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
People prepare to pray Eid Al-Fitr prayers, marking the feast after Ramadan, celebrating the end of fasting, in Aden, Yemen, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
An aerial view of Bosnian Muslims praying during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Palestinian militants from Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people who gather for to Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr holiday, a feast celebrated by Muslims worldwide, in Moscow, Russia, early Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Sudanese gather for the Eid al-Fitr prayer, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting, in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Palestinians offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A Bosnian Muslim boy listens to a mufti delivering a sermon during Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers outside al-Seddik mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khaled el Fiqi)
Israeli police officers pass by Palestinian Muslims as they offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Jerusalem while the Old City remains closed to visitors under nationwide Home Front Command restrictions banning large gatherings amid the war with Iran, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Palestinian Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
