Photo Story: Ramadan preparations amid coronavirus lockdown in Pakistan

Vendors sell watermelon at a fruit and vegetable market, ahead of the Muslims holy fasting month of Ramadan, during a lock down of the Sindh province, due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Karachi, Pakistan, 22 March 2020.

Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, by praying during the night-time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset.

Ramadan 2020 is expected to begin in the evening of Thursday, April 23, 2020, and will end in the evening of Saturday, May 23, 2020. The final evening of Ramadan consists of a celebration called Eid al-Fitr, when the traditional month-long fast is ended with a feast.

 

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