Muslims in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr on Friday, June 15.
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Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr around the world

Produced by Sarah Tilotta and Tamara Qiblawi

Updated 11:57 AM ET, Fri June 15, 2018

Muslims in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr on Friday, June 15.
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The celebration of Eid al-Fitr marks the conclusion of the Muslim month of Ramadan, a 30-day period that requires those practicing to abstain from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset.

For 1.8 billion Muslims, Eid al-Fitr is one of the most festive periods in the religion's calendar. Eid is often commemorated with large feasts and family time, as well as charitable acts and donations.

A Muslim prays in a public park in Manila, Philippines.
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Children take a camel ride after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Nairobi, Kenya.
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People travel on a ferry along the Buriganga River, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to be with their families for Eid.
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A boy eats ice cream near the Seoul Central Mosque in Seoul, South Korea.
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With Mount Merapi in the background, women perform Eid prayers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Worshippers at the Al Manaar mosque in London cut a cake to celebrate Eid.
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Muslims participate in an outdoor prayer event at the Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, Manhattan's oldest West African mosque.
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People greet each other after offering prayers in Herat, Afghanistan.
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Muslim devotees pray in Hyderabad, India.
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Somalis take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers on a football pitch in Mogadishu.
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