For The Fourth Year Running, Black Muslims Are Sharing Photos Of Themselves Celebrating Eid With #BlackoutEid

"Happy quarantEid or whatever."

Ramadan came to an end over the spring holiday weekend this year, with some countries starting their Eid al-Fitr celebrations on Saturday, others Sunday, and the rest on Monday.

The coronavirus pandemic has meant that most Muslims around the world had to adapt their festivities to be confined to one household, so many people were unable to visit extended family for Eid.

Some countries have also had to go forgo Eid prayer, which happens early in the mornings at mosques, at parks, and in other large spaces. Families have adapted to the restrictions by doing them at home.

A nonreligious tradition of Eid since 2016 is #BlackoutEid. It's a hashtag created by a Twitter user for black Muslims. At the time they told BuzzFeed News they "wanted to see how other Black Muslims celebrated Eid."

It came in response to Snapchat not sharing the photos of black Muslims on their official Eid story, and since then, it has been going for four years straight.

This year, most of those photos are of people indoors. Others are in their gardens and some have decided to edit out their backgrounds to make their photos a little different. And unlike previous years, people have been posting their #BlackoutEid content on TikTok too.

Without further ado, here are 37 photos and videos of black people celebrating Eid.

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LOLL my parents were too excited to do this challenge #EidMubarak #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak to my 10 followers 🧡 #EidMubarak #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak fam! May Allah accept our fasts, good deeds and prayers. Ameen ✨#BlackoutEid

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COVID-19 this Ramadan told us to bring it back to basics. #eidmubarak #BlackoutEid

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better late then never 🦋#BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak beautiful people 💙#StayAtHomeEid #SunjKoriteh220 #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak from us! Our first Eid as a married couple 💕 #BlackoutEid

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it ain’t eid without a tik tok!! #blackouteid

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Eid Mubarak! with a #BlackOutEid special.

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Had to jump on the wave 🌊 #BlackoutEid #EidMubarak #EidUlFitr

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I heard you were looking for me. I am here. #mashaAllah #blackouteid

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Got dressed up in my Gambian outfit just to sit in the garden 🤧✨Eid Mubarak! May our fasts, good deeds and prayers be accepted Ameen 🤍 #BlackoutEid #CovidEid

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Eid live from my room✨🍒 #BlackoutEid #EidMubarak

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Simple glam ✨ #BlackoutEid #SunjKoriteh220 #EidMubarak

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I’m running late but Eid Mubarak! I hope you guys had a ball with your loved ones 🤍🌱 #BlackoutEid

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Just me and my two little besties💛💛🌹 #EidMubarak #BlackoutEid

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Had to bring out the zuria for Eid since it’s also Eritrean Independence Day. Eid Mubarak y’all, hope you’re having a blessed day🤲🏽❤️🇪🇷 #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak guys ! Hope you had a great day despite the circumstances 💕 #BlackoutEid #CovEid

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Happy quarantEID or whatever 🥳. We still doing the #BlackoutEid 🤨?#EidUlFitr #eidmubarak2020

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Eid wanaagsan from me & mines 🥳 #somaliculture #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak everyone! #SunKoriteh220 #blackouteid #stayhomeeid. Dress by me 🥰

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No Eid gatherings but we still doing Eid photo shoots. #BlackoutEid

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CovEid 💧 #BlackoutEid #eidmubarak2020

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Yes, green is indeed my favorite color. Eid Mubarak family💚 #EidMubarak #BlackoutEid #SunjKoriteh220

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Me and my mum today I really get all my features from her lol. #BlackoutEid

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“Yeen Muslim fr” - Joe Biden #BlackoutEid

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#BlackoutEid with no trim, Enjoy eid everyone❤️🤲🏽

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Eid Mubarak!! #eidmubarak #BlackoutEid ✨✨✨✨Eid Met Gala cancelled bc of Miss Rona but we still show out. Periodt

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So we got dressed up and decorated our car for the SoCal Drive thru Eid. #BlackOutEid #eidmubarak2020 #mutualEid #Quaranteid

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Had to join in on the trend 👑 #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak to the entire Muslim Ummah, May we witness many more Eids to come. #BlackoutEid #Gambia #EidUlFitr

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#EidMubarak #BlackoutEid Eid Mubarak from me and my jammies🤎

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on the ends but we still do it for the culture. #BlackoutEid

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Eid Mubarak from mines to yours ❤️ #Blackouteid #EidMubarak

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For the first time EVER my mom got ready before everyone and without fussing ...#BlackoutEid #SunjKoriteh220 #GambianWomenDoItBest

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Just passed this BEAUTIFUL family! #BlackoutEid in full effect! I’ll be celebrating tomorrow, they are doing both days...ain’t NOBODY mad at that! It really warmed the heart to see them and greet them, especially after such an unprecedented #ramadan

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