PHOTOS: Muslims around the world prepare for Eid al-Adha holiday
October 3, 2014
Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat near Mecca as they perform one of the Hajj rituals late on October 3, 2014. The pilgrims perform a series of rituals during the annual Hajj. They circumambulate the kaaba seven times, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drink from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual Stoning of Devil. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images ( 534054041 )
Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat near Mecca as they perform one of the Hajj rituals late on October 3, 2014. The pilgrims perform a series of rituals during the annual Hajj. They circumambulate the kaaba seven times, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drink from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual Stoning of Devil. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images ( 534054046 )
Bangladeshi Muslims try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head to their homes ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a three-day holiday that starts Saturday, commemorating the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham as he is known in the Bible, to sacrifice his son in accordance with God's will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to sacrifice instead. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad) ( APTOPIX Bangladesh Eid al-Adha )
Afghan traders gather at a livestock market ahead of the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival early in the morning in Kabul on October 2, 2014. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images ( 534013567 )
An Afghan trader waits for customers early in the morning at a livestock market ahead of the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Kabul on October 2, 2014. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images ( 534013930 )
Camels stand with their front legs bound to hinder their movement at the Birqash market, Egypt's largest camel market, in the southern Cairo Giza district on October 1, 2014, ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha. During the first week of October, Muslims across the world will celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images ( 533983861 )
An Afghan man prepares tea for his customers at a livestock market ahead of the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Ghazni on October 1, 2014. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Rahmatullah Alizadah/AFP/Getty Images ( 533987871 )
Ahmed (R) distributes traditional date-filled cookies ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations on October 2, 2014, in Khan Yunis' Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 534021317 )
Kyrgyz customers drag sheep they bought at the outdoors livestock market in Bishkek on October 3, 2014 on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, known locally as Kurban Bayram. VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images ( 534055467 )
A handout photo taken and provided on October 3, 2014 by the African Union's Information Support Team shows a Somali men at the Hamar Weyne market in Mogadishu ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival, the Muslim feast of sacrifice, which begins this evening. TOBIN JONES/AFP/Getty Images ( 534054533 )
Goats look out of a bus window, while being transported to a near by livestock market, to be displayed for sale in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice", on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Muslims around the world will mark Eid al-Adha, as the biggest holiday of the Islamic calendar. It commemorates the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim _ or Abraham, as he is known in the Bible _ to sacrifice his son in accordance with God's will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to sacrifice instead. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) ( APTOPIX Pakistan Eid Al Adha )
A Palestinian woman makes traditional date-filled cookies in preparation for the Eid al-Adha celebrations on October 2, 2014, in Khan Yunis' Khuzaa neighbourhood in the southern Gaza Strip. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images ( 534021314 )
A Yemeni man walks with a cow at a livestock market in the capital Sanaa on October 2, 2014, two days ahead the major Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. During the first week of October, Muslims across the world will celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 534025439 )
Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat near Mecca as they perform one of the Hajj rituals late on October 3, 2014. The pilgrims perform a series of rituals during the annual Hajj. They circumambulate the kaaba seven times, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drink from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual Stoning of Devil. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images ( 534048843 )
This photo shows sheep for sale at the livestock market of Port-Bouet in Abidjan on October 3, 2014 on the eve of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival, the Muslim feast of sacrifice. ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images ( 534057352 )
Palestinian youths display sweets outside a shop in Gaza City on October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images ( 534058310 )
Bangladeshi commuters board a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 3, 2014. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and in commemoration of Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 534062211 )
Scouts take part in a street festival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images ( 534060415 )
A man cleans his a goat before selling at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Friday, Oct. 3. 2014. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a three-day holiday that starts Saturday, commemorating the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim ó or Abraham as he is known in the Bible ó to sacrifice his son in accordance with God's will, though in the end God provides him a sheep to sacrifice instead. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ( Indonesia Daily Life )
Pakistani vendors sharpen knifes during preparations for the upcoming sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Karachi on October 3, 2014. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honours Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then provided a lamb in the boy's place. RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images ( 534059470 )
Libyan men buy a sheep at a livestock market in the capital Tripoli October 3, 2014, on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images ( 534062667 )
An Afghan child walks with his cow ahead of the sacrificial Eid al-Adha festival in Herat on October 2, 2014. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images ( 534021529 )
Egyptians cast fishing poles from the edge of the Nile river in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Muslims around the world are preparing to mark Eid al-Adha, meaning Feast of Sacrifice, as the biggest holiday of the Islamic calendar. The faithful slaughter sheep, cattle and other livestock, and give part of the meat to the poor. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) ( Mideast Egypt )
Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat near Mecca as they perform one of the Hajj rituals late on October 3, 2014. The pilgrims perform a series of rituals during the annual Hajj. They circumambulate the kaaba seven times, runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, drink from the Zamzam Well, goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil, and throws stones in a ritual Stoning of Devil. The pilgrims then shave their heads, perform a ritual of animal sacrifice, and celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday. MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images ( 534054818 )
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