Eid al-Adha, Fiesta del Sacrificio
E id al-Adha festivities began today. Muslims the world over take part in the three-day festival, known as the Feast of the Sacrifice. The feast commemorates the story of Abraham, who Muslims believe was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God’s command when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child’s place.
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, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte

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, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

Young Indian Muslims attend congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers in Bangalore on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Dibyangshu Sarkar

A veiled Indian Muslim woman and her daughter beg for alms after prayers at the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque for Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Muslim boys take a goat for sacrifice after offering prayers on Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Mahesh Kumar A

An Indian Muslim girl wears a festive dress as she walks with relatives after prayers at the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque for Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Muslim beggar waits for alms outside the Jama Masjid mosque, one of India’s largest, during morning prayers on Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov.17, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

An Indian Muslim feeds a sheep for sale in old Delhi before the Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte

Indian Muslims hug each other after performing congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte

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, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Muslims pray in the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque during morning prayers for Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Kevin Frayer

Indian Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte

Hundreds of Bangladeshi passengers headed to the southern districts to celebrate Eid al-Adha travel in overcrowded ferries through the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov.16, 2010. AP / Pavel Rahman

Bangladeshi Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers in Dhaka on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Munir Uz Zaman

An Afghan man carries a child on his back over a hillock on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Altaf Qadri

Afghan boys take aim with toy guns as they enact a scene of gun battle on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Altaf Qadri

Afghan woman wait for the start of Eid al-Adha prayers at the Shah-e Do Shamshira mosque in Kabul on November 16, 2010. Afghans started celebrating Eid al-Adha or «Feast of the Sacrifice», which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca. AFP/ Getty Images / Massoud Hossaini

Indonesian villagers pray during celebrate Eid al-Adha, the ‘Festival of Sacrifice’ after Mount Merapi erupted on November 17, 2010 near Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images / Ulet Ifansasti

Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Heri Juanda

Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second largest Muslim organization attend morning prayers for Eid al Adha at a temporary shelter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. AP / Slamet Riyadi

Indonesian Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayer on a street in Jakarta on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Bay Ismoyo

Muslim Indonesians attend the Eid Al Adha prayer in Jakarta on November 16, 2010, despite Indonesia’s goverment announced that Eid Al Adha fell on November 17. AFP/ Getty Images / Adek Berry

Kashmiri Muslims perform congregational morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Rouf Bhat

Kashmiri Muslims perform congregational morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Rouf Bhat

Nepalese Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Prakash Mathema

Malaysian Muslims look at cows before they get slaughtered during Eid al-Adha at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Lai Seng Sin

Malaysian Muslims look at a cow before it gets slaughtered during Eid al-Adha at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Lai Seng Sin

Palestinians on a ride in an amusement park during the Eid al-Adha festival in the West Bank village of Haddad near Jenin, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Mohammed Ballas

Yemeni girls dressed in new clothes pose for a picture while seen in an alley of the old city, on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Two Yemeni sisters dressed as angels, hold hands while walking in an alley of the old city, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Yemeni girls display their hands painted with henna paste while playing in an alley of the old city, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Yemeni children dressed in new clothes play in an alley of the old city, on the second day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice, in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. AP / Muhammed Muheisen

Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Karachi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Asif Hassan

Pakistani Muslims slaughter a bull after offering the Eid al-Adha prayers in Karachi on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Asif Hassan

Pakistani women offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Arif Ali

Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on November 17, 2010. AFP/ Getty Images / Arif Ali

Russian Muslims pray outside a mosque in St. Petersburg, Russia, as they celebrate Eid al- Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. AP / Dmitry Lovetsky

A Muslim prays in a mosque in Maykop, the capital of Russia’s North Caucasus region of Adygeya, on November 16, 2010 during the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bairam) holiday. AFP/ Getty Images / Mikhail Mordasov
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