Photo Ed: Millions of Muslims celebrate Festival of Sacrifice
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, to mark 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.
Worshippers offer prayers to mark the Islamic feast of sacrifice outside the Eyup Sultan mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP photo / Ibrahim Usta)
An overcrowded passenger train is seen in Dhaka December 8, 2008. Millions of residents in Dhaka have started the exodus home from the capital city ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which marks 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. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH)
An overcrowded passenger train is seen in Dhaka December 8, 2008. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj (BANGLADESH)
Bangladeshi people board a train to go back home to celebrate Eid al-Adha, from Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. Eid al-Adha, or the "Feast of the Sacrifice," marks the hajj pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)
Bosnian Muslims pray inside the Sports Hall Skenderija in Sarajevo, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, on the first say of the Eid al-Adha festival. Prayers were organised inside the sports hall because bad weather forced prayers to be held inside. AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)
Afghan refugees living in Peshawar offer prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha December 8, 2008. REUTERS/Ali Imam (PAKISTAN)
Palestinian scouts wear a traditional Arabic headdress before performing in a concert, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A goat leaps in the air as a Palestinian youth drags it to be slaughtered on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
An Afghan child, dressed in a military uniform, salutes after offering the prayers of Eid al-Adha festival at the Eid Gah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Indonesian Muslim woman pray during Eid al Adha, or the "Feast of the Sacrifice" prayer at a field in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
People shop in preparation for the Eid al-Adha festival at the Al-Attaba bazaar in Cairo December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Amr Dalsh (EGYPT)