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Muslims all over the world rejoice Eid al Fitr after month of fasting for Ramadan

Muslims all over the world are celebrating the vacation of Eid al Fitr. 

After the Ramadan month of fasting, Muslims rejoice Eid al Fitr with a day of prayers, feasts and household visits.

Capital cities together with Damascus, Baghdad and Beirut had been crowded with worshippers heading to mosques and cemeteries.

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People try to catch balloons launched after Eid al Fitr prayers exterior El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo
Albanian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Florion Goga
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Albanian Muslims rejoice Eid al Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania
A Palestinian celebrates while playing with a child following Eid al-Fitr prayers at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jamal Awad NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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A Palestinian celebrates whereas taking part in with a toddler following Eid al Fitr prayers
Muslim women display their henna decorations before attending Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, at the Masjid Salaam grounds in Nairobi, Kenya April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
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Muslim girls show their henna decorations on the Masjid Salaam grounds in Nairobi, Kenya

Many Muslims go to the graves of their family members after the early morning prayer on the primary day of Eid al Fitr.

Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr prayers at the compound that houses Al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Sinan Abu Mayzer
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Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr prayers on the compound that homes Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City
Muslims perform their Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 21, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY
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Muslims carry out their Eid al Fitr prayers on the Grand Mosque, within the holy metropolis of Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Visitors deliver bouquets of flowers, jugs of water for crops and brooms to scrub gravestones.

People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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People attend prayers exterior Al-Amin mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon

An aerial view of Palestinians performing morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
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An aerial view of Palestinians performing morning prayers to rejoice Eid al Fitr in Gaza City

Palestinians attend morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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Palestinians praying within the southern Gaza Strip

Muslim worshippers pray during Eid al-Fitr morning prayer outside the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown of Beirut, Lebanon Pic:AP
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Outside the Mohammad al-Amin Mosque in downtown of Beirut

“After the Eid prayer we always visit our dead… to pray and pay our respects, may God have mercy and forgive them on this blessed day,” stated Atheer Mohamed in Baghdad’s Azamiya cemetery.

Islam’s holidays comply with a lunar calendar.

Muslim worshippers gathering to pray together, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and the beginning of Eid al-Fitr at Platt Fields Park in Manchester,
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Muslims mark the tip of Ramadan and the start of Eid a Fitr at Platt Fields Park in Manchester
Palestinians attend Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City Pic:AP
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Eid al Fitr vacation celebrations by the Dome of the Rock shrine within the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City
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Palestinian women take a selfie together following Eid al-Fitr prayers at the compound that houses al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Jamal Awad NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Palestinian girls take a selfie collectively following Eid al Fitr prayers in Jerusalem’s Old City
Palestinian Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers at a soccer court, in the West Bank city of Beitunia Pic:AP
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Palestinian Muslims carry out Eid al Fitr prayers at a soccer court docket, within the West Bank metropolis of Beitunia Pic: AP

But some international locations depend on astronomical calculations fairly than bodily sightings.

This often results in disagreements between spiritual authorities in several international locations – and generally in the identical nation – over the beginning date of Eid al Fitr.

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