The school day ends a few hours earlier than normal. And the community gathers each night at the mosque for evening prayers. If you see Muslims and how they party, they do have fun. The holiday, which this year falls a few days after Christmas, is the happiest day of the Islamic year. It is celebrated with an outpouring of food and fellowship.
Children get presents.
Adults visit one another. And everybody eats sweets. For many students, Eid, as it is commonly called, is the reward - the carrot that comes after the stick. But others say they understand that restraint and patience are their own rewards. Below, a student reads the Koran.