After joining thousands at morning prayers at Sydney's Lakemba mosque, the Abdelraheem household spent the day feasting with family.
"We often don't see each other until Eid comes, so it's a really good time to catch up with family you haven't seen," Mona Abdelraheem told SBS World News.
Sarwa’s sister agrees that it is an important time of year.
"We often don't see each other until Eid comes, so it's a really good time to catch up with family you haven't seen," she said.
For younger members of the family, it is the little things that make the occasion so sweet.
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"At Eid, my favourite is the marshmallows," said four-year-old Aisha Abdelraheem.
Celebrations continue across the weekend with families visiting each other and exchanging gifts.
But for refugees fleeing conflict, the occasion is much harder to celebrate.
"We are spending the Eid here in our houses, we have nothing and brought nothing for the occasion," one Syrian woman in a refugee camp in Lebanon said. "Eid here is normal, just like any other day, nothing new."
It is something that is on the mind of Mona Abdelraheem.
"We're so blessed to be here, the safety and security that we have here," she said. "But at the same time it really does break your heart knowing that other people can't celebrate the way we are celebrating."
