Pinoy Muslims mark Eid’l Fitr with prayer, hope for peace amid bombings in Iraq, Saudi

Filipino Muslims on Wednesday celebrated Eid'l Fitr, beginning a three-day celebration with their friends and families to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. 

The Eid'l Fitr, or the "Festival of Fast-Breaking," is likened to Christmas for Catholics and is considered a major family event. 

A feast-like atmosphere was observed at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City on the morning of the end of the fast.

GMA News' Marisol Abdurahman reported on Unang Balita that the day began with morning prayer followed by a large picnic.

The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos reminded attendees to keep discipline at heart and added, "Dapat din nating panatiliin sa ating mga puso na lagi tayong susunod sa batas."

Similarly, a large crowd gathered at Rizal Park in Manila and at the Blue Mosque in Taguig, with many Muslims gathering outside the Blue Mosque for morning prayers before breaking the fast with their loved ones and friends.

Muslims take part in morning prayers along a road outside the Blue Mosque during the Eid'l Fitr celebration in Taguig on July 6, 2016. Erik De Castro/Reuters

An infant tries to reach a balloon, cradled by her mother at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta during the celebration of Eid'l Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan on Wednesday, July 6. Danny Pata

Although Muslim Filipinos are celebrating Eid'l Fitr, they are also mourning with their brothers and sisters in faith after a series of bombings in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. —Aya Tantiangco/KG/BM, GMA News