Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer in Badrasheen, Giza - Khaled Kamel /Egypt Today
CAIRO – 5 June 2019: Millions of Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer nationwide on Wednesday, celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which Muslims fasted from dawn to sunset.
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque, Mohandeseen - Maher Iskander/Egypt Today
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque, Mohandeseen - Maher Iskander/Egypt Today
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque, Mohandeseen - Maher Iskander/Egypt Today
The Ministry of Endowment has allocated a total of 5,863 areas for performing the prayer, the first Islamic ritual of the three-day festival. Some of the allocated praying areas were set in vicinity of some churches.
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque, Mohandeseen - Maher Iskander/Egypt Today
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer in Badrasheen, Giza - Khaled Kamel /Egypt Today
After the prayer, the Egyptians greet each other and give the children gifts of sweets and money; they usually eat desserts of Kahk (Eid cookies), and biscuits. Eid al-Fitr [The feast of breaking the fast] is a three-day vacation, and it comes after the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer in Badrasheen, Giza - Khaled Kamel /Egypt Today
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Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer in Badrasheen, Giza - Khaled Kamel /Egypt Today
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