Eid al-Fitr around the world

The end of Ramadan is marked by intense worship as Muslims seek to have their prayers answered during "Laylat al-Qadr" or "the Night of Destiny." It is on this night, which falls during the last 10 nights of Ramadan, that Muslims believe that God sent the Angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad and revealed the first versus of the Quran. Some devout Muslims go into reclusion those final days, spending all of their time in the mosque.

The end of Ramadan is celebrated by a three-day holiday called Eid al-Fitr. Children often receive new clothes, gifts and cash.

Muslims attend early morning Eid prayers the day after Ramadan. Families usually spend the day at parks and eating — now during the day.

Below is a gallery featuring the work of AP photographers across the globe covering Eid al-Fitr. 

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Romania Eid al-Fitr

A Muslim girl arrives for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, July 17, 2015. Members of the Romania Muslim community joined prayers at the Dinamo stadium in the Romanian capital, in the largest Muslim public gathering of the year. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Pakistan Ramadan

A Pakistani boy yawns as people offer prayers on Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of fasting holy month of Ramadan ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Philippines Eid

A family of Filipino Muslims eat their breakfast after attending prayers at Manila's Rizal Park to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan known as Eid al-Fitr Friday, July 17, 2015 in Manila, Philippines. Muslims all over the world mark the celebration of Eid with prayers, festivities and family reunions. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Mideast Palestinians Eid al-Fitr

The sun sets behind the minaret of a mosque, marking the end of the last fasting day of the Islam's holy month of Ramadan and moving into the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the feast that follows, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, July 16, 2015. Millions of Muslims across the world will celebrate on Friday Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan, that was declared in most of the Muslim world. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Pakistan Ramadan

People offer prayers on Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of fasting holy month of Ramadan ahead of Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Malaysia Eid Al Fitr

A Malaysian Muslim is silhouetted as he leaves the mosque on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Friday, July 17, 2015. The Eid al-Fitr celebrations marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

Syrian Refugees Eid Al Fitr

A Syrian man and his daughter ride a bicycle while celebrating the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Indonesia Eid al Fitr

An Indonesian woman adjusts her veil during an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Egypt Eid al Fitr

Egyptians celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Malaysia Eid al Fitr

A Malaysian Islamic authority performing the "Rukyah Hilal Syawal," the sighting of the new moon to determine the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, is silhouetted against an early evening sky in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, July 16, 2015. The Eid al-Fitr celebrations start on Friday, July 17, which also marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

Mideast Syrian Refugees Eid Al Fitr

A Syrian girl plays on a swing while she and other children celebrate the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Nigeria Eid al-Fitr

A Nigeria Muslim and his children attend Eid al-Fitr prayer in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, July 17, 2015, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Mideast Israel Palestinians Eid Al Fitr

A boy is covered in sand on the beach at the coast of the Mediterranean Sea during the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 17, 2015. The three-day holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Afghanistan

An Afghan vendor prepares sweets to be displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, in Herat, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Hoshang Hashimi)

Israel Palestinians Eid Al Fitr

Children climb at a playground next to the Mediterranean Sea during the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, July 17, 2015. The three-day holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Mideast Syrian Refugees Eid Al Fitr

Syrian refugee Heba Ahmad, 7, pauses while playing on a swing with other children on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Mideast Palestinians Eid Al Fitr

Palestinians Sajeda Areir, 8, left, her sister Farah,7, center, and their brother Mohammed pose for a photograph as they dressed up to celebrate the first day of Eid al-Fitr in the Shijaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, July 17, 2015, (AP PhotoKhalil Hamra)

Mideast Palestinians Eid Al Fitr

Palestinian Muslim women attend the Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Mideast Syrian Refugees Eid Al Fitr

Syrian refugee children dressed in new clothes hold the hands of their grandmother while walking back to their shelter on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Romania Eid al-Fitr

People watch from the emergency hospital building as Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, July 17, 2015. Members of Romania's Muslim community joined prayers at the Dinamo stadium in the Romanian capital, in the largest Muslim public gathering of the year. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Indonesia Eid al Fitr

A balloon of Russian cartoon character '"Masha" peeks through Musim women performing an Eid al-Fitr prayer to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sunda Kelapa port in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Nigeria Eid al-Fitr

A Nigeria Muslim family takes a selfie portrait before Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, July 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Russia Eid al-Fitr

A policeman stands guard as Muslims take part in Eid al-Fitr prayers at a mosque in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 17, 2015. Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Text from the AP news story, Q&A: What is Ramadan and why do Muslims fast all day?, by Aya Batrawy. 

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