Indonesian and Malaysian Muslims celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri as Covid-19 fears recede

Indonesian Muslims take part in a morning prayer celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Surabaya on Saturday, April 22, 2023. - AFP

JAKARTA, April 22 (Reuters): Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia gathered in large groups to usher in the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festival on Saturday, relieved to be able to celebrate freely after the lifting of most Covid-19 restrictions.

In Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, hundreds of worshippers turned up for morning prayers at the historic port of Sunda Kelapa in North Jakarta to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.