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A group of Palestinians share an Iftar meal on the ground outside the Dome of the Rock at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, with plates of food and people gathered for Ramadan.
Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
Silhouetted man points toward a thin crescent moon in the evening sky over Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, with another person beside him and a faint cityscape below. Qurʾān and prayer beads Laylat al-Qadr in Mecca A man sits on a chair reading the Koran in the marble courtyard of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City, with arched stone walls and a tall minaret in the background.
Learn what it's like to fast during Ramadan
Large group of people, including families and children, gather at long tables in a decorated alley to share a communal iftar meal during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt.
Observing Ramadan at a German mosque
Lighting up the night
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Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
Ramadan traditionally begins with the sighting of the waxing crescent moon.
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Learn what it's like to fast during Ramadan
An introduction to Ramadan as experienced by a 14-year-old boy.
Video: © Behind the News (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Observing Ramadan at a German mosque
A mosque in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, provides food to the needy during Ramadan.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Kertu Saarits/Dreamstime.com
Find out why Eid al-Fitr is also called the Festival of Breaking Fast
Learn about the significance and history of the Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The significance of Bayram in Islam
A family in Germany celebrates Eid al-Fitr (referred to as Bayram in this video),...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Ramadan ifṭār meal
Palestinians gather to break their Ramadan fast together in a mass fast-breaking...
© Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Middle East Images—AFP/Getty Images
Ramadan begins
A man pointing to the crescent moon just before the start of Ramadan in Khan Yunis,...
© Said Khatib—AFP/Getty Images
Qurʾān and prayer beads
The Qurʾān is the sacred scripture of Islam.
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Laylat al-Qadr in Mecca
Muslims dressed in white clothing praying around the Kaaba in Mecca on Laylat al-Qadr...
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Reading the Qurʾān
A Palestinian man reading the Qurʾān at the Great Mosque of Gaza in Gaza city on...
© MOHAMMED ABED—AFP/Getty Images
Ifṭār block party
Muslims convening for a communal ifṭār, the fast-breaking evening meal during...
© Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images
Lighting up the night
Children holding special Ramadan fawānīs (lanterns) during a celebration...
© Ismael Adnan—SOPA Images/Shutterstock.com
Celebrating the end of Ramadan
A Muslim man greeting children after offering special morning prayers to start the...
ASIF HASSAN—AFP/Getty Images
Worshipping at the end of Ramadan
A Muslim woman offering a special morning prayer to start the Eid al-Fitr festival,...
ISHARA S. KODIKARA—AFP/Getty Image
Ramadan
Boy celebrating Ramadan.
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Ramadan
Boys providing free food for worshippers after sundown on the first Friday of Ramadan,...
Zahid Hussein—Reuters/Newscom
Ramadan: lanterns
Fabric lanterns hung for Ramadan.
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Eid al-Fitr
Muslim children breaking the Ramadan fast and receiving gifts in Jakarta, Indonesia.
ROMEO GACAD—AFP/Getty Images
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