In pictures: Egyptians perform Eid al-Fitr prayer

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Sun, 25 Jun 2017 - 07:44 GMT

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Egyptians celebrate Eid al-Fitr after performing Eid prayer at El-Sedeek Mosque- Hazem Abdel Samad

Egyptians celebrate Eid al-Fitr after performing Eid prayer at El-Sedeek Mosque- Hazem Abdel Samad

CAIRO – 25 June 2017: Millions of Egyptians performed Eid al-Fitr prayer nationwide on Sunday, celebrating the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which Muslims fasted from dawn to sunset.

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Egyptians pray at El-Sedeek Mosque- Hazem Abdel-Samad



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Egyptians pray at El-Sedeek Mosque- Hazem Abdel-Samad



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Egyptians pray at El-Sedeek Mosque, near to Malmalak Church- Hazem Abdel-Samad



The Ministry of Endowment has allocated a total of 5,020 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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Egyptian perform Eid al-Fitr prayer in Beheira- Mohamed ElHosary



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Egyptian perform Eid al-Fitr prayer in Beheira- Mohamed ElHosary



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Egyptian perform Eid al-Fitr prayer in Beheira- Mohamed ElHosary


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.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, along with a number of ministers and statesmen, performed Eid prayer at Mohammed Korayem Mosque, in Alexandria Governorate.



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Egyptians after Eid praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal



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Egyptians after Eid praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal



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Egyptians after Eid praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal



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Egyptians after Eid praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal



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Security forces celebrate Eid while securing the praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal



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Gulf citizens after Eid praying at Al Hosary Mosque, 6 October city- Hussein Tallal




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Egyptians flock to Amr ibn al-'As Mosque to perform Eid prayer- Hassan Mohamed


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Girls celebrate Eid at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque- Kareem Abdel Aziz

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