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Picture This Sweet Eid

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No food or drink for up to 18 hours a day, waking up at 3 a.m. each morning -- and all this during the hottest days of the year? Muslims around the world have started celebrating Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. For children, who do not take part in the fasting, gift-giving is one of Eid's major highlights. This young Indonesian girl is celebrating the occasion with an ice cream treat. Her family is taking part in a series of prayers that commences after the sighting of a new crescent moon.

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