Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha (25 images)

Afghan boys sell balloons for Eid-Al-Adha in Kabul on November 27, 2009. The festival of sacrifice is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. UPI/Hossein Fatemi

Palestinians run after a cow, one day before Eid al-Adha in Rafah in southern Gaza, November 26, 2009, 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. UPI/Ismael Mohamad

Afghans slaughter a cow for Eid-Al-Adha in Kabul on November 27, 2009. The festival of sacrifice is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. UPI/Hossein Fatemi

Afghans prepare to slaughter a cow for Eid-Al-Adha in Kabul on November 27, 2009. The festival of sacrifice is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. UPI/Hossein Fatemi