The Yaroslavl Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Fitr

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The Yaroslavl Muslims, as well as adherents of Islam worldwide, celebrate today the Eid al-Fitr — a holiday of a razgoveniye and special day for believers. Behind — sacred month of a strict post Ramadan. The tradition of celebration originates since the time of the prophet Mohammed, since 624. That today occurred in the Yaroslavl cathedral mosque, our correspondent Moshkov Aleksey saw. Cathedral mosque in Yaroslavl — a place of gathering of believers. The Molelny hall could not contain today everyone. Believers occupied also all space before a mosque, and the next streets. Some thousands participated in a festive Mohammedan prayer...