In pictures: After a month of fasting, Muslims celebrate Eid
Muslims around the world are celebrating the start of the Eid al Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
The day is marked with a special morning prayer, visits to family and friends, celebratory feasts, and the distributing of gifts to children and loved ones. Street vendors outside Kocatepe Mosque in the Turkish capital, Ankara, after Eid prayers [Mustafa Kamacı] Muslims pray outside the Moscow Cathedral Mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations [Alexander Zemlianichenko] Kenyan Muslims stand for prayers outside Masjid As Salaam during the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Nairobi [Sayyid Abdul Azim] Pakistani passengers ride on a crowded bus to their hometown and villages to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr [K.M.Chaudary]
A young Kosovan boy yawns as he performs Eid al-Fitr prayers at the grand mosque in Pristina [Armend Nimani] Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar greets people at the Centre Mosque in Hakkari's Derecik district [Arif Akdoğan] Egyptian women eat"Kahk", traditional Egyptian butter cookies to celebrate Eid al-Fitr [Hayam Adel]
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