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Image: A Muslim man reads the Koran during the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in Estepona

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Muslims all over the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan

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Image: Hundreds of thousands of Muslims perform

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims perform the early morning Eid al-Fitr prayer in the Saudi holy city of Mecca on Friday, Sept. 10, as Muslilms around the world start celebrating the the three-day holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

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Image: A woman prays at Haji Gokool Meah Memorial Masjid during Eid al-Fitr festival in St James

A woman prays at the Haji Gokool Meah Memorial Masjid during the Eid al-Fitr festival in St James, Trinidad, on Friday.

— Andrea De Silva / X02523
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Muslims attend the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer at the Niujie Mosque in Beijing, China, on Friday.

— Andy Wong / AP
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Muslims gather at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India, on Friday.

— Manish Swarup / AP
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Children in Idleb, Syria, enjoy an Eid al-Fitr festival on Friday.

— Youssef Badawi / EPA
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Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.

— Saudi Press Agency
Image: Young flood victims have their hands decorated with henna by aid workers as Pakistani Muslims prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr at their relief camp in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh district of Punjab province

Young flood victims in Pakistan have their hands decorated with henna by aid workers as part of the Eid al-Fitr festivities at their relief camp on Friday.

— Damir Sagolj / X90027
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Muslims pray at a mosque in Yinchuan, China, on Friday.

— CHINATOPIX
Image: Eid Al-Fitr at a tent camp in Risalpur

Pakistani children displaced by floods have fun at Eid-al-Fitr festivities Friday at a tent camp in Risalpur.

— Arshad Arbab / EPA
Image: Eid Al-Fitr in Paris

Muslims living in Paris, France, pray on the Rue des Poissoniers on Friday.

— Lucas Dolega / EPA
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Pakistani flood victims receive aid packages during Eid al-Fitr in Nowshera on Friday.

— A. Majeed / AFP
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A Palestinian Muslim woman reads verses of the Quran over the grave of a relative -- a tradition for many during the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

— Muhammed Muheisen / AP
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A Muslim man donates alms after offering prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan.

— Pavel Rahman / AP
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Muslims pray at a mosque for the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Friday in Duisburg, Germany.

— Martin Meissner / AP
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Palestinian female worshippers pray by the Dome of Rock Mosque during the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Jerusalem's Old City.

— Muhammed Muheisen / AP
Image: Thousands of Egyptian Muslims pray during the first day of Eid al-Fitr at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque in Cairo

Thousands of Egyptian Muslims pray during the first day of Eid al-Fitr at the Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque in Cairo on Friday.

— Stringer/egypt / X01333
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A Muslim prays on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Friday in Mulhouse, France.

— Sebastien Bozon / AFP
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Muslims offer prayers Friday at the Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi, India.

— Manish Swarup / AP
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