Photos: Utah's Muslim community celebrates the end of Ramadan
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Ali Ergaiah, from Libya, chats with Omar Joma, of Sudan, after the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr, which means “festival of breaking the fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A child stands in the Khadeeja Islamic Center as people come to pray on Eid al-Fitr in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Thousands came the center to pray and celebrate the end of Ramadan. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Henna tattoos cover a woman's feet as she rests in the grass after the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr celebrations last for three days, and are seen as a time of forgiveness and Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Children play in a bounce house after the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. In the Muslim religion, Eid al-Fitr celebrations last for three days, and are seen as a time of forgiveness and of gi Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Muslims gather at the Khadija Islamic Center to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer in West Valley City early Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr, which means “festival of breaking the fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic c Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A man reads the Quran at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City before the Eid al-Fitr prayer on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Muslims gather at the Khadija Islamic Center to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid al-Fitr, which means “festival of breaking the fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic cal Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Children play in a bounce house after the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Eid celebrations last for three days, and are seen as a time of forgiveness and of giving thanks to God for helping p Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A child hugs his father during the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A man participates in the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A child stands in the Khadeeja Islamic Center as people come to pray on Eid al-Fitr in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Thousands came the center to pray and celebrate the end of Ramadan. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A child asks to have her photograph taken at the Khadija Islamic Center after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Thousands attended the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Khadeeja Islamic Center in West Valley City on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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