Muslims across the country attended mass prayers yesterday to welcome Hari Raya after the end of their fasting month.
People of all ages dressed up in new clothes and went to mosques or Islamic schools to pray together on the first day of Hari Raya, the Muslim new year.
They practised social distancing by keeping at least one metre apart during the prayers and followed safety procedures while entering religious places.
Hari Raya is also known as Eid al-Fitr. It is a traditional celebration that begins with mass prayers and family activities, including the exchange of gifts, to mark the end of the one-month fasting period.
Muslims around the world also began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, coinciding as it does with Covid-19.
Chularatchamontri Aziz Pitak- kumphol sent a new year message to Muslims, praising them for helping people of all religions and ethnicities suffering from Covid-19. He called on people to help each other overcome the pandemic and the economic crisis that will come afterwards.
"I wish Allah to give all Muslims and all Thais good health and wish all Thais and Thailand, as well as all countries in the world, protection from Covid-19," he said.