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In Saudi Arabia, officials saw the crescent moon on Sunday night marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims.
Saudi Arabia is home to the holiest sites in Islam, Mecca and Medina. Spotting the moon on Sunday night means Monday is the first day of the fast.
The sacred month marks a period of family get-togethers, religious reflection, and giving across the Muslim world.
Immediately, multiple Gulf Arab nations, as well as Sudan, Egypt, Syria, and Yemen followed the announcement to confirm they as well would begin fasting on Monday. Muslims in North America will also begin their fast on Monday. Leaders across the world shared messages of congratulations.
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Tunisia coppersmith, Abdel Jalil Ayari, sits outside his shop in the old city of Tunis, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Tunisia. REUTERS
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People look at traditional decorative Ramadan lanterns called “Fanous” displayed for sale at stalls, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at Sayyidah Zaynab district in Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
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Muhammadiyah Muslim women offer the evening prayers called ‘Tarawih’ on the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at At-Taqwa mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. REUTERS
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An Egyptian woman looks at prices of traditional decorative Ramadan lanterns called “Fanous” and other decorations made of thick fabric called “Khayamiya” displayed for sale at stalls, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at Sayyidah Zaynab district in Cairo, Egypt. REUTERS
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A Muslim man uses binoculars to look for the position of the moon to mark the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the roof of Al-Musyari’in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. REUTERS
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Muslim worshippers take part in the evening ‘Tarawih’ prayers during of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City. REUTERS
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An Egyptian Muslim man reads the holy book of Quran after attending the evening prayers called “Tarawih” during the eve of the first night of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Amr Ibn El-Aas mosque, the first and oldest mosque ever built on the land of Egypt, in old Cairo, Egypt REUTERS
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A Pakistani man cleans a mosque in preparation for the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Karachi, Pakistan. AP/PTI
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Members of the Muslim community gather for the Taraweeh prayer during a month of Ramadan at New York’s Times Square. AP/PTI
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