The month of fasting has finally come to an end and Muslims across the world are celebrating the festivity of Eid al-Fitr.

Here in the Queen City, thousands gathered at Taylor Field to pray and embrace one another in this holy occasion.

"The significance of Eid event is submission to Allah the almighty and to offer our gratitude and our thanks to the almighty for what he has blessed us,” said Faisal Khan, president of the Islamic Association of Regina. “To see the destitute and the poor and how they suffer when they don’t have enough food and how blessed we are.”

"It’s just something that brings everyone together, it’s the celebration of love,” said Laila Hirani.

Eid is a three-day long celebration that follows the month of Ramadan. A fun Eid tradition is for elders to give gifts or money to youngsters; Laila Hirani says that’s her favourite part.

"I'm the age where I should be giving gifts,” she said. “But being the only child, I’m so used to asking elders. So, that’s something I absolutely love aside from coming together and being with the whole family."

The celebration continues long after the prayers. The occasion is an opportunity for friends and family to come together.

"Eid is basically when you have lot of friends and family. So we just keep the tradition alive,” said Muhammad Salim.

After morning prayers, many of Salim's friends went to his house for a day filled with lots of food and good conversation. But one conversation present today was around the recent rise of Islamaphobia, a topic that concerns many Muslims, snd they have one simple response.

"Get to know a Muslim," said Salim.

"Don’t be afraid to ask questions, don’t be afraid to understand," said Hirani,

"Get to know us. We are the same people like you we take care of our families and our children and we work hard and we want to be good citizens of Canada," said Khan.

Smiles, beautiful traditional dresses, and greetings are what you will witness in Sunday’s occasion. One message that the Muslim community has for their neighbors is that they are the 99 per cent who want to live peacefully and happily with their community.