Celebrations of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, took place this weekend in countries around the world.

A young person, dressed in a white robe, stands on a beach, with many others dressed in white in the background.

Marie Ruwet / AFP / GettyMuslims arrive ahead of Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Seydina Limamou Lahi Al Mahdi Mausoleum in Dakar, Senegal, on March 21, 2026.

A large crowd of people, mostly dressed in white, sits in rows in front of a mosque.

Misper Apawu / APMuslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Dakar, Senegal, on March 21, 2026.

A girl sorts biscuits into a tray while a person behind her tends to an oven.

Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / GettyA girl sorts freshly baked traditional biscuits made ahead of Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City, on March 16, 2026.

A group of people stand side-by-side outside a mosque, praying together.

Charly Triballeau / AFP / GettyMembers of the Muslim community attend prayers outside the Masjid-At-Taqwa mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the Brooklyn borough of New York on March 20, 2026.

A group of men stand shoulder to shoulder, praying in a park, with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani standing at center.

Mostafa Bassim / Anadolu / GettyNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends Eid al-Fitr prayers with other Muslim New Yorkers in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on March 20, 2026.

A large group of Muslims offer prayers outside the Taj Mahal.

Punit Lal / AFP / GettyMuslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at the Taj Mahal in Agra on March 21, 2026.

Two girls in colorful robes stand beside a pink painted wall.

Esa Alexander / ReutersPeople gather after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa, on March 21, 2026.

A woman sits on the floor inside a dark room and a mosque, reading a Quran.

Annice Lyn / GettyA Muslim woman reads the Quran during Friday prayers on the eve of Eid al-Fitr at Masjid Wilayah in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 20, 2026.

An aerial view of Muslim men kneeling on prayer mats arranged in rows.

Vladislav Nekrasov / ReutersMuslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque on a frosty morning in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on March 20, 2026.

People crowd together, reaching up to receive gifts being handed out.

Ahmed Hasan / AFP / GettyIn Cairo, revelers reach out to receive gifts being distributed after the early-morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, along a main street outside the Siddiq Mosque on March 20, 2026.

A large group of worshipers sit in concentric circles around a large cube shrouded with black fabric.

AFP / GettyWorshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 20, 2026, for the early-morning Eid al-Fitr prayers.

Children enjoy rides at an amusement park set up on land surrounded by war-damaged buildings.

Louai Beshara / AFP / GettySyrian children enjoy rides at an amusement park set up on land surrounded by buildings damaged in Syria’s long civil war, on the third day of Eid al-Fitr, in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, on March 22, 2026.

People laugh, enjoying an amusement park ride.

Christopher Furlong / GettyIn Birmingham, England, people enjoy an amusement-park ride after gathering in Small Heath Park to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers and celebrate the end of Ramadan on March 20, 2026.

A group of Muslim men, praying outside a mosque.

Anmar Khalil / APIraqi Muslims gather for an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, on March 21, 2026.

A woman leans over while praying, with henna decorations on her hand.

K. M. Chaudary / APA Muslim woman attends Eid al-Fitr prayers at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 21, 2026.

A large crowd of Muslims pray together, standing outside, with tall, snow-covered mountains in the background.

Manzoor Balti / AFP / GettyMuslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Skardu, in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, on March 21, 2026.

An overhead view of hundreds of Muslims kneeling in prayer.

Joy Saha / ZUMA Press Wire / ReutersThousands of Muslim devotees gather in an open field in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 21, 2026, to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers.

Women wearing different colored hijabs sit together during prayer.

Ploy Phutpheng / SOPA Images / ReutersMuslim women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers during a morning session inside a mosque in Narathiwat on March 21, 2026, as Thailand marked Eid al-Fitr.

A large group of people gather to pray beneath tall trees.

Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP / GettyMuslim devotees offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Eid Prayer Ground in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2026.

A person poses for a photo beneath a small tree.

Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP / GettyA woman poses for a photo after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2026.

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