EID MUBARAK: How Do You Celebrate Eid Where You Live? [Participate]

Today 8th August 2013, millions of Muslims around Nigeria and the world mark the end of the month-long fasting of Ramadan with Eid. Muslims rejoice Eid al-Fitr on the first day of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Hijra calendar, that's, soon after the end of the month of Ramadan.

Join The Niger Times to document this event that brings Muslims all together. With your help we'll showcase celebrations from every part of Nigeria and around the world.

How do you celebrate Eid where you live? What are your local customs? Got any special family traditions?

Share your original photos and stories either new or from past Eid celebrations and you could be featured on The Niger Times, then stand a chance to be featured on CNN Celebrates, a series exploring the cultural events that bring people around the world all together.

Send us your images and/or videos to info@thenigertimes.com, with information about the location your picture or video was taken e.g city, state and country preferably. You don't necessarily have to put your real name, a simple nickname will do.

You can also post images on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag  #nigertimes #cnncelebrates

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