PRISTINA – Thousand of Kosovo Muslims gathered on Tuesday, July 5, to mark `Eid Al-Fitr with special prayers, arranging special festivities to celebrate the joyous occasion which crowns the fasting month of Ramadan.

According to a report by Radio Free Europe, worshipers prayed at the Sultan Mehmet Fatih mosque in Pristina early on Tuesday.

`Eid is observed on July 5 or 6 in different countries in the Muslim world according to the moon sighting.

Breaking Ramadan fast on Tuesday, Kosovo Muslims followed the decision by the European Council on Fatwa and Research announcement that `Eid Al-Fitr will start on Tuesday, July 5, according to astronomical calculations.

`Eid Al-Fitr is one the two main Islamic religious festivals along with `Eid Al-Adha.

After special prayers to mark the day, festivities and merriment start with visits to the homes of friends and relatives.

And while traditionally everyone wears new clothes for `Eid, children look forward to gifts and traditional `ediya (cash).