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An Afghan circus performer drives a car on a 'Wall of Death' at a fair on the third day of Eid al-Adha in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. Afghans started celebrating Eid al-Adha or 'Feast of the Sacrifice', which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca and celebrated in remembrance of Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to God.
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Faqir Zada, 31, stands next to his camels as they are displayed for sale in preparation for the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, on a roadside on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 15, 2012.
According to Faqir he painted the camels to make them beautiful and to attract customers.
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Pakistani children takes ride during at a local park during the last day of Muslims religious festival Eid-al-Adha in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, Nov. 9. 2011.
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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.
The Eid-al-Adha begins at sunset on Sunday.
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A woman prepares traditional sweets for sale on the rooftop of her house, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon on Nov. 3, 2011. Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid-al-Adha, marking the end of the haj, by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command.
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Boys play with a balloon during Eid al-Adha celebrations in the outskirts of Islamabad on Thursday, Nov. 18.
Today, Muslims continue to celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice. In response to the image I posted yesterday from the festivities, here is a lighthearted moment from today.
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Indian Muslims pray at the Jama Masjid mosque, one of India's largest, during morning prayers on Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17.
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Pakistani camel salesmen drink tea at a sacrificial livestock market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Lahore on November 15, 2010. Eid al-Adha, which commemorates biblical patriarch Ibrahim's (or Abraham's) acceptance of God's command to sacrifice his son Ismail (or Ishmael), falls on the 10th of Dhul al-Hijja on the Islamic calendar. As Ibrahim was allowed to sacrifice a ram instead, Muslim families mark the day by ritually sacrificinga sheep, goats, cows and other livestock, the meat of which is also shared with the needy.
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A sheep is seen at a market on the outskirts of Algiers, ahead of the Eid-al-Adha festival, November,15 2010. 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 haj pilgrimage to Mecca by hundreds of millions of Muslims, with the slaughter of goats, sheep and cattle in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.
Muslims begin the four-day hajj celebration that draws around 2.5 million worshippers each year to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. See photos here.
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