In Photos: Russia's Muslim Community Marks Eid al-Fitr
Sunset on Thursday marked the beginning of Eid al-Fitr for Muslims worldwide.
The holiday, whose name translates to the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” in Arabic, celebrates the end of Ramadan.
Muslims across Russia took to the streets and their places of worship to pray, feast and celebrate.
Islam is the second-largest religion in Russia, with more than 15% of the country’s population estimated to be followers.
Russian Muslims come from a diverse set of ethnic backgrounds, including in the North Caucasus and the Volga republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.
The holiday, whose name translates to the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” in Arabic, celebrates the end of Ramadan.
Muslims across Russia took to the streets and their places of worship to pray, feast and celebrate.
Islam is the second-largest religion in Russia, with more than 15% of the country’s population estimated to be followers.
Russian Muslims come from a diverse set of ethnic backgrounds, including in the North Caucasus and the Volga republics of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.
Believers take part in a prayer in front of the Krasnoyarsk Cathedral Mosque marking Eid al-Fitr, a holiday to celebrate the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Islam.
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Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Makhachkala, republic of Dagestan.
Musa Salgereyev / TASS
Believers take part in a prayer on Moskovsky Avenue in St. Petersburg.
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.
Dmitry Feoktistov / TASS
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Kazan, republic of Tatarstan.
Yegor Aleyev / TASS
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Vasily Kuzmichenok / Moskva News Agency
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Arthur Novosiltsev / Moskva News Agency
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Arthur Novosiltsev / Moskva News Agency
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Arthur Novosiltsev / Moskva News Agency
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Vasily Kuzmichenok / Moskva News Agency
Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Moscow.
Vasily Kuzmichenok / Moskva News Agency
