EID AL-ADHA HOLIDAY IN GAZA
Palestinians gather around a cow, two days before Eid al-Adha in Rafah in southern Gaza on December 17 2007. The Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, falls on the tenth day of Dalhijjah, the final month of the Muslim year. As the holiday approaches, Muslims buy sheep, goats, cows, and camels to be slaughtered. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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Palestinians enjoyed the Eid al-Adha festival at an amusement park in Tulkarem in the West Bank on Nov. 8, 2011.
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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha 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. |
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