In pictures: End of Ramadan celebrated in Canada and around the world
The Muslim holy month devoted to dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers, good deeds and abstinence from worldly pleasures culminated with the holiday of Eid al-Fitr this weekend. In many places, Eid is celebrated for up to three days and is a public holiday.
Men perform the Ardah at Jack Poole Plaza during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Vancouver, Sunday, August 19, 2012.Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
Men perform the Ardah at Jack Poole Plaza during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Vancouver, Sunday, August 19, 2012.Chris Young/The Globe and Mail
Women arrive to attend a ceremony at a mosque for Eid al-Fitr in Mexico City August 19, 2012. The Eid al-Fitr festival marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.HENRY ROMERO/Reuters
A girl sits in an open ground before the start of prayers for Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. August 19, 2012.AKINTUNDE AKINLEYE/Reuters
A boy climbs up a slide as hundreds of Surinamese Muslims participate in a joint prayer session led by Mulana Mohammed Musab from India, during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Paramaribo, August 19, 2012.RANU ABHELAKH/Reuters
Muslim worshippers offer the Eid al-Fitr prayer at Lisbon's Martim Moniz square, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Francisco Seco/The Associated Press
Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Palermo, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Alessandro Fucarini/The Associated Press
Boys light up a sparkler during the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Sanaa, Yemen, August 19, 2012.MOHAMED AL-SAYAGHI/Reuters
Sri Lankan Muslims hug each other after a prayer session to mark the Eid al-Fitr in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Eranga Jayawardena/The Associated Press
Egyptians attend Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, situated on the summit of the ancient citadel of Salah Addin Alayoubi, in old Cairo, on August 19, 2012.AMR ABDALLAH DALSH/Reuters
A child attends Eid-al-Fitr prayers in Treichville in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, August 19, 2012.THIERRY GOUEGNON/Reuters
Sudanese Muslims greet each other after attending morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, on the outskirts of El Fashir, North Dafur August 19, 2012.HANDOUT/Reuters
A Muslim man reads a Koran during a prayer to celebrate the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in an indoor hall of the Olympic Complex in Athens August 19, 2012.JOHN KOLESIDIS/Reuters
A woman carrying a baby prays on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Tunis August 19, 2012.ZOUBEIR SOUISSI/Reuters
Syrian refugee children play during Eid al-Fitr at Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, August 19, 2012.MUHAMMAD HAMED/Reuters
A boy takes part in a prayer to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, in central Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 19, 2012.VLADIMIR PIROGOV/Reuters
Muslims pray during the Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Exhibition Center of the Parc Chanot , in Marseille , southern France, Aug. 19, 2012.Claude Paris/The Associated Press
Iraqi Sunni Muslims exchange greetings after Eid al-Fitr prayers outside Abu Hanifa mosque in the Azamiyah area of north Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Karim Kadim/The Associated Press
A Kenyan Muslim during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Sayyid Azim/The Associated Press
Bosnian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr at the Begova mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Sulejman Omerbasic/The Associated Press
A boy plays with his toy gun near two men hugging after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Benghazi, Libya, August 19, 2012.ESAM OMRAN AL-FETORI/Reuters
A Palestinian youth slips through an opening in Jerusalem's Old City wall after prayer on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, August 19, 2012.BAZ RATNER/Reuters
Worshippers take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 19, 2012.SRDJAN ZIVULOVIC/Reuters
A Thai Muslim girl stands at Grue Sae mosque during Eid al-Fitr at Grue Sae mosque in Pattani province, southern Thailand August 19, 2012.SURAPAN BOONTHANOM/Reuters
A boy prays with his father in front of the Grand Mosque in the capital of Kosovo, Pristina, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Visar Kryeziu/The Associated Press
An Interior Ministry member stands guard while Muslims pray to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Moscow August 19, 2012.SERGEI KARPUKHIN/Reuters
Afghan policemen greet each other after morning prayers outside the Shah-e Doh Shamshira mosque during the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul August 19, 2012.MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/Reuters
Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayer in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012.Vahid Salemi/The Associated Press
Worshippers prepare for a special prayer to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Tirana, Albania, August 19, 2012.ARBEN CELI/Reuters
A Filipino girl smiles after a prayer session to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at Manila's Luneta Park, August 19, 2012.CHERYL RAVELO/Reuters
Muslims wait to buy mutton skewers during the Eid al-Fitr festival, outside Huxi Mosque in Shanghai, China, August 19, 2012.ALY SONG/Reuters