Egyptian worshippers, workers, families, and friends are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three-day Islamic holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Cairo Celebrates Eid al-Fitr Following Two-Year Coronavirus Ban
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Liquor stores reopen their doors after being closed for Ramadan, downtown Cairo, May 1, 2022. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Bars usually reopen on the last night of Ramadan, but were instead allowed to welcome back customers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr this year, leaving friends to gather at home, downtown Cairo, May 1, 2022. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments has permitted 600 open-air spaces at mosques countrywide to host large-scale Eid Al-Fitr prayers, ending a two-year ban due to the coronavirus pandemic. In Cairo's Al-Sultan Hassan Mosque on May 2, 2022. (Hamada El
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After Eid al-Fitr prayers, a man blissfully scatters banknotes of five Egyptian pounds on worshippers from his office window, Islamic Cairo, May 2, 2022. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
