Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fast, will begin on Wednesday, according to Saudi Arabia, home to two of Islam’s holiest sites.

The timing of Eid al-Fitr, the “Feast of the Eid”, is determined by the appearance of the new moon according to the Muslim lunar calendar. In Saudi Arabia, a four-day holiday is expected for Eid al-Fitr.

Indonesia, with a Muslim population of 220 million, is one of the most populous Muslim countries in the world, and the country’s celebration is called Lebaran. An estimated 193 million Indonesians will go home to celebrate with their families for a full week.

Mass exodus of Indonesians from the capital Jakarta often causes hours of traffic jams, especially on the island of Java.

But across the Muslim world, this year’s Ramadan celebrations have been overshadowed by the war in Gaza. Israel’s military response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks has killed at least 33,000 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Authority. department. In that attack, Hamas killed 1,200 people that day and took about 250 hostages.

As Eid begins, Gaza is on the brink of famine. While more aid is starting to flow into Gaza, displaced Palestinians seeking asylum say the supplies are not enough to cope with the increasingly dire situation.

“There is not enough food. I have not received a box for two months. Yesterday, the one box we received was not enough for me or my children and 18 other people. If one person receives one box a day, it is not enough ,” Fayez Abdulhadi said in a Gaza refugee camp.

The World Health Organization reports that children have died since last month from complications related to malnutrition and hunger, noting that a lack of medical supplies has led to other preventable deaths.

Certain information for this report was provided by Reuters, The Associated Press, Reuters and AFP.