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)
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.
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)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)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)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.)Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)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)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)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)Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)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)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)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)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)Palestinians offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)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)Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque in Istanbul, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)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)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)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 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)
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