ABC News: U.S.: Photo Gallery: Celebrating Eid, the End of Ramadan

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Photo Gallery: Celebrating Eid, the End of Ramadan Aug 19th 2012, 06:02 Muslims around the world on Saturday started celebrating the Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the month of Ramadan this weekend. The Muslim holy month devoted to dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers, good deeds and abstinence from worldly pleasures culminates with the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In most places Eid is usually celebrated up to three days and is a public holiday. AP A Pakistani girl gets her hands painted with... View Full Caption A Pakistani girl gets her hands painted with henna in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr festival, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Close Shoppers flooded markets in India to stock up on food and other treats and in Pakistan, women decorated their feet and hands with henna tattoos. Other people gave prayers by themselves or with large crowds in the Philippines and Indonesia. Here is a look at celebrations of Eid al-Fitr around the world.

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