For the millions of Muslims abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset every day during Islam's holiest month of Ramadan, that first sip of water after a grueling fast is by far the most anticipated moment of the day. To read more, visit AP's Big Story.

Here is a collection of Associated Press photographs of iftars from around the world.

This combination of two photos taken on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, shows a Syrian refugee family waiting to break their fast, top, and their meal, bottom, during the holy month of Ramadan, next to the Temporary Centre for Immigrants in the Spanish enclave of Melilla, Spain. The family is from Aleppo, Syria, and they arrived to Melilla about four months ago. They fled war crossing through Turkey, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco before arriving to Spain. They are currently waiting for the Spanish authorities to allow them to travel to Europe. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

This combination of two photos taken on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, shows Chinese Muslim women posing for a photograph before breaking their fast, top, and their meal, bottom, during the holy month of Ramadan at Niujie Mosque in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

This combination of two photos taken on Monday, July 7, 2014, shows a Muslim family waiting to break their fast, top, and their meal, bottom, during the holy month of Ramadan at their home in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

This combination of two photos taken on Saturday, July 5, 2014, shows a Muslim family saying prayers before breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Kano, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sani Maikatanga)

This combination of two photos taken on Friday, July 4, 2014, shows a Muslim family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

This combination of two photos taken on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, shows a Muslim family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, one Istanbul's landmarks is seen at background. Fasting is a physical and mental exercise meant to draw worshippers closer to God and increase empathy for the poor. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

This combination of two photos taken on Saturday, July 5, 2014, shows the Aazzab family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Casablanca, Morocco. Iftar, or the evening meal that breaks the fast is a social event as much as it is a gastronomical adventure. The celebratory meals give people reason to reconnect with friends and family, and gather around shared platters of food. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

This combination of two photos taken on Thursday, July 11, 2014, shows a Malaysian Muslim family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

This combination of two photos taken on Sunday, July 6, 2014, shows an Iraqi family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Baghdad, Iraq. Many cultures also share in special culinary delights particular to the month of fasting. Across much of the Arab world, a juice made from sweet apricots is a staple of Ramadan iftars. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

This combination of two photos taken on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, shows Imam Siswanto, left, waiting to break his fast with his family, top, and their meal, bottom, during the holy month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Fasting is a physical and mental exercise meant to draw worshippers closer to God and increase empathy for the poor. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

This combination of two photos taken on Monday, July 7, 2014, shows the Hammami family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in the Bardo neighborhood near the Tunisian capital, Tunis. (AP Photo/Aimen Zine)

This combination of two photos taken on Thursday, July 3, 2014, shows an Iranian Muslim family waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

This combination of two photos taken on Monday, June 30, 2014, shows Indian Muslims waiting to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. For the millions of Muslims abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset every day during Islam’s holiest month of Ramadan, that first sip of water after a grueling fast is by far the most anticipated moment of the day. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Lead Image Caption: A Pakistani boy arranges plates of food for Iftar, the meal that breaks the day's fast, during the holy month of Ramadan at a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 30, 2013. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Opening text from the AP story, AS RAMADAN FAST ENDS, THE FEASTS BEGIN.

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