Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha Festival
2011-11-07 07:09:07 GMT2011-11-07 15:09:07(Beijing Time)
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A butcher sells beef at a market in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Nasser Nouri)
People ride on a roller coaster at an amusement park in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
A girl plays at an amusement park in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
People take a car heading to an amusement park in Damascus, Syria, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Three men smoke water pipes as well as play traditional games in Muscat, Oman, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Sun Lei)
A vendor sells mutton at a livestock market in Amman, Jordan, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
A vendor sells sheep at a livestock market in Amman, Jordan, Nov. 6, 2011. (Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh)
The annual Islamic holiday, Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, is marked by the ritual sacrifice after morning prayers of sheep, goats, cows and other livestocks whose meat is then shared with the poor.
