A Muslim woman attends Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the historical Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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.
This year Eid is also being marked with war raging in Iran and many parts of the Middle East.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Iraqi Shiite Muslims gather for an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)Iraqi Shiite Muslims gather for an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Saturday, March 21, 2026. The Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)A family leaves amidst morning fog after performing Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)The Layene Brotherhood waits outside a mosque ahead of the Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan as one of them wears an Iranian flag at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)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)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 prayer, Friday, March 20, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Guwahati, India, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Muslim worshipper Ahmed Alkhekani attends Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Islamic Institute of America Friday, March 20, 2026, in Dearborn Heights, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)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)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)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)Muslims wait before Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)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)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)Muslim worshippers arrive to 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 hug and greet each other after offering Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)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)Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)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)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)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)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)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)Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in a sports hall in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)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)Women perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)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)
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