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  • 25
    Oct
    2012
    5:40am, EDT

    Muslims prepare for Eid festival

    Muhammed Muheisen / AP

    Pakistanis walk in a livestock market set up in a field, for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, during the sunset on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan on Oct. 24, 2012.

    Mohammad Sajjad / AP

    A Pakistani man is reflected in a mirror while trying on a traditional hat, as he and others buy new clothes for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan on Oct. 24, 2012.

    Marco Longari / AFP - Getty Images

    Palestinians gather at a sheep market in Bethlehem on Oct. 24, 2012, ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

    Eid al-Adha, the "Feast of Sacrifice", marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and celebrates Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God. -- Agence France Presse

    See previous PhotoBlog posts on Eid and the hajj.

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  • 8
    Nov
    2011
    6:05am, EST

    Parivartan Sharma / Reuters

    A woman carrying a tin container walks pasts Muslims offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi, India, on November 7. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha by sacrificial slaughtering of sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command.

    Eid prayers in New Delhi

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  • 7
    Nov
    2011
    7:56am, EST

    Indian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice

    Gurinder Osan / AP

    A young Muslim girl gestures as others offer prayers during Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 7. This most important Islamic holiday marks the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.

    Channi Anand / AP

    Muslim men offer prayers during Eid-al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, on Nov. 7.

    Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

    A young Muslim boy smiles with a sacrificial goat on Eid-al-Adha in Allahabad, India, on Nov. 7. Muslims in the country celebrate Eid-al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by slaughtering sheep, goats and cows.

    Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

    Muslims offer prayers during the religious festival of Eid-al-Adha in Allahabad, India, on Nov. 7.

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  • 4
    Nov
    2011
    7:02am, EDT

    Muhammed Muheisen / AP

    Afghan livestock merchant, Mohammed Sher, 55, with his sheep displayed for sale for the upcoming Eid-al-Adha festival, in an open market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 4.

    Preparing for the Eid-al-Adha at a market in Kabul

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    The Eid-al-Adha begins at sunset on Sunday.

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  • 31
    Aug
    2011
    2:59pm, EDT

    Are we having fun yet? Snake fails to amuse children at park

    By Rich Shulman

    As a parent, I know that young children will cry about anything. But you have to wonder, isn't the natural fear of snakes a good thing?

    Menahem Kahana / AFP - Getty Images

    Arab Israeli children pose with a pet snake at an amusement park in the northern Israeli city of Acre on August 31 as Muslims celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

    Menahem Kahana / AFP - Getty Images

    An Arab Israeli boy cries as his family makes him pose with a pet snake at an amusement park in the northern Israeli city of Acre on August 31.

    69 comments

    when I was young, I was rollerskating on my aunt's driveway and was greeted by a garder snake.. Said snake appeared to follow me until I got to the door, screaming and struggling to skate.. so I understand that fear as that day still haunts me 30 years later.. so thank you MSNBC.. when can I expect  …

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  • 31
    Aug
    2011
    2:05pm, EDT

    Saif Dahlah / AFP - Getty Images

    Palestinian children enjoy a ride at an amusement park on the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Jenin, on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

    Swinging shadows at West Bank amusement park

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  • 31
    Aug
    2011
    11:11am, EDT

    Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

    Libyans attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer in Tripoli on Wednesday, Aug. 31.

    Libyans delighted at leader's downfall celebrate the end of Ramadan feast

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    Wow! Love the unity!

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  • 25
    Jul
    2011
    12:01pm, EDT

    Arif Ali / AFP - Getty Images

    Pakistani shoe maker maker Abdul Hameed, center, works on a giant shoe at his shop in Lahore on Monday, July 25. Hameed made the six-foot shoe with gold thread to attract his customers for an upcoming Muslim festival known as 'Eid.' The selling price of the shoe is approximately $350. The Eid festival usually takes place at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins in August this year.

    Giant shoe made for Eid festival in Pakistan

    More photos from Pakistan here.

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