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イスラム教の神聖な月「ラマダン」（断食月）明けの3日間の祝祭「イード・アル・フィトル」が7月28日、世界の多くのイスラム教国で始まった。イスラム教徒にとってはお正月のようなもので、人々は「今年もおめでとう」と祝い合い、ごちそうを楽しむ。
イスラム教国では、パレスチナ自治区ガザやイラク、リビアなど武力衝突が深刻化している場所も少なくない。しかし子供たちとって、イードは新しい服と靴を身に着け、菓子折りを持って親戚回りをするとても楽しいものだ。子供たちの姿を写真で紹介する。
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（シリア）(01 of33)
Syrian children enjoy a playground on the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on July 28, 2014 in the besieged town of Douma, near Damascus. Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO / ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ABD DOUMANY via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（アフガニスタン）(02 of33)
Afghan children play with plastic guns as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr and the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Ghazni on July 28, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO/ Rahmatullah Alizadah (Photo credit should read Rahmatullah Alizadah/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RAHMATULLAH ALIZADAH via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イラク）(03 of33)
Iraqi girls play outside a mosque in the capital Baghdad after attending prayers on July 28, 2014, during the first day of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival began notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO /AHMAD AL-RUBAYE (Photo credit should read AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD AL-RUBAYE via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（シリア）(04 of33)
A clown draws on the face of a Syrian child in a bomb shelter, where they gathered to celebrate the first day of Eid al-Fitr, that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in the city of Aleppo on July 28, 2014. Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/AMC/ZEIN AL-RIFAI (Photo credit should read ZEIN AL-RIFAI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ZEIN AL-RIFAI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パキスタン）(05 of33)
Pakistani Muslims exchange Eid greetings after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in Islamabad on July 29, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/Aamir QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AAMIR QURESHI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（シリア）(06 of33)
Syrian children play on a swing as they gather to celebrate the first day of Eid al-Fitr, that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in the city of Aleppo on July 28, 2014. Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO/KARAM AL-MASRI (Photo credit should read KARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARAM AL-MASRI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（ボスニア）(07 of33)
Bosnian Muslim faithful gather during the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer in front of Sarajevo\'s central \'Gazi Husref Bey\' mosque, on July 28, 2014. Muslim faithful celebrate Eid al-Fitr worldwide on July 28, to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / ELVIS BARUKCIC (Photo credit should read ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ELVIS BARUKCIC via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（ナイジェリア）(08 of33)
A young Muslim holding prayer beads sits on July 28, 2014 at the National Stadium\'s parking lot, in Surulere, Lagos, during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (Photo credit should read PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PIUS UTOMI EKPEI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（キプロス）(09 of33)
A Muslim girl prays inside Hala Sultan Tekke mosque in the coastal Cypriot city of Larnaca on July 28, 2014 on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival began in Cyprus and notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO / YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU (Photo credit should read Yiannis Kourtoglou/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YIANNIS KOURTOGLOU via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（インド）(10 of33)
An Indian Muslim girl displays her henna decorated hands at a roadside stall ahead of the Muslim festivities of Eid al-Fitr, in Mumbai on July 28, 2014. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:INDRANIL MUKHERJEE via Getty Images)
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Palestinian men perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer in front of the Israeli built controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin, on July 28, 2014, protesting against the ongoing Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, began notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO / ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ABBAS MOMANI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（中国）(12 of33)
A Chinese Muslim boy waits for customers after the Eid al-Fitr prayer outside the Huxi Mosque on a blocked street in Shanghai on July 29, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イスラエル）(13 of33)
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - JULY 28: (ISRAEL OUT) An Muslim Israeli woman and her child walk on the beach on the first day of Eid al-Fitr on July 28, 2014 in Tel Aviv, Israel. As Israel\'s operation \'Protective Edge\' in Gaza continues, the international community struggles to find a truce agreement. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) (credit:Lior Mizrahi via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イギリス）(14 of33)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: A girl blows bubbles during an Eid celebration in Burgess Park on July 28, 2014 in London, England. The Muslim holiday Eid marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(15 of33)
Displaced Palestinian children sit in front of a stall displaying sweets at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their family after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イギリス）(16 of33)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: A girl blows bubbles during an Eid celebration in Burgess Park on July 28, 2014 in London, England. The Muslim holiday Eid marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イギリス）(17 of33)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Muslim women and children take part in their morning prayers ahead of an Eid celebration in Burgess Park on July 28, 2014 in London, England. The Muslim holiday Eid marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(18 of33)
\nDisplaced Palestinian children stand on the yard of an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their family after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(19 of33)
Displaced Palestinian children play at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their family after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(20 of33)
Displaced Palestinian children play at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their family after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(21 of33)
Displaced Palestinian children stand in front of a stand displaying sweets at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their family after fleeing their home in an area under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(22 of33)
Palestinian children play on a mini ferris wheel outside an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza strip, on July 28, 2014, on the beginning of the Muslim Eid festival ending the month-long fast of Ramadan. Israeli tank fire killed a four-year-old boy in the northern Gaza Strip, the first death since the two sides began observing an unofficial lull, Palestinian medics said. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パキスタン）(23 of33)
Pakistani Muslim devotees offer Eid greetings after prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr festival at Badshahi Masjid in Lahore on July 29, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI (Photo credit should read Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARIF ALI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(24 of33)
Young Palestinians hold placards reading \'Eid Mubarak to Gaza\' (Happy Eid to Gaza) during a demonstration in solidarity with the children killed in the ongoing Israeli devastating military assault on the Gaza Strip, on July 28, 2014, in the Aida Palestinian refugee camp near the West Bank city of Bethlehem. At least 1,032 Palestinians have died so far in the fighting as well as 43 Israeli soldiers and three Israeli civilians. The Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins today in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. AFP PHOTO/ MUSA AL SHAER (Photo credit should read MUSA AL-SHAER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MUSA AL-SHAER via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(25 of33)
A displaced Palestinian girl plays with a doll inside a room at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where her family found refugee after fleeing their homes in areas under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on July 28, 2014, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, began notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(26 of33)
Displaced Palestinian boys play at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their families after fleeing their homes in areas under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on July 28, 2014, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, began notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(27 of33)
Displaced Palestinian girls play at an United Nations (UN) school in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, where they found refugee with their families after fleeing their homes in areas under heavy Israeli bombardment in the besieged Palestinian territory on July 28, 2014, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday. The Muslim three-day Eid al-Fitr festival, that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, began notably in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestinian territories, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria or Yemen, where reports of sightings of the new moon were received. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MOHAMMED ABED via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（パレスチナ自治区ガザ）(28 of33)
A Palestinian boy holds up a plastic gun during a demonstration against Israel\'s military offensive on the Gaza Strip on July 28, 2014 at al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem, on the first day of Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The UN Security Council joined US President Barack Obama in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel and Hamas ignored calls for a truce despite mounting civilian casualties. AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI (Photo credit should read AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AHMAD GHARABLI via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イギリス）(29 of33)
(left to right in background) Ahad Sheikh, 5, and his cousin Minhaj Uddin, 5, eat lunch as thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan. (credit:Johnny Green/PA Archive)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（インドネシア）(30 of33)
Two boys look up while Indonesian Muslim devotees perform the morning prayer to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival at the historic Sunda Kelapa port district of Jakarta on July 28, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, after the sighting of the new crescent moon. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROMEO GACAD via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（イギリス）(31 of33)
left to right in foreground) Brothers Aziz Sheikh, 8, Sultan, 3, Ahad, 5, and their cousins Minhaj Uddin, 5 and Samira, 7, eat lunch and blow bubbles as thousands gathered in Trafalgar Square in central London to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitir which marks the end of Ramadan. (credit:Johnny Green/PA Archive)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（シリア）(32 of33)
Syrian children enjoy a swing on the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on July 28, 2014 in the besieged town of Douma, near Damascus. Six children were among at least 15 civilians killed in overnight bomb attacks by government and rebel forces in the divided city of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. AFP PHOTO / ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ABD DOUMANY via Getty Images)
ラマダン明けを祝う「イード」（アフガニスタン）(33 of33)
An Afghan woman and her child beg for alms on a street in Kabul on July 28, 2014. Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this week, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan during which followers are required to abstain from food, drink and sex from dawn to dusk. AFP PHOTO/ SHAH Marai (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SHAH MARAI via Getty Images)
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