The ram was present as a mascot and was not sacrificed. Muslim pilgrims pray in the shade of on of the minarets of the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November 4, Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual Hajj, in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on November 6, Muslims attend a prayer session along a street in celebration of the Eid al-Adha festival in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 6, Ethnic Turkish girls from the village of Cumpana, eastern Romania, wait to perform traditional dances in Bucharest, Romania, on November 6, , during celebrations of the first day of Eid al-Adha.
Kyrgyz boys ride donkeys during the Kurban Bairam or Eid al-Adha near the village of Shalta, some 20 km outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 6, A trader pulls a sheep for a customer in a market on Eid al-Adha, in southern Tehran, Iran, on November 7, In rainy weather, Iranian Sunni Muslims perform their Eid al-Adha prayer, at the Jame mosque in the city of Agh Ghala, about miles kilometers northeast of the capital Tehran. A woman prepares traditional sweets for sale on the rooftop of her house, ahead of Eid al-Adha, in the port city of Sidon, southern Lebanon, on November 3, People pray in Ashwaq village on the occasion of Eid al-Adha near the city of Tabuk, 1, km miles away from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 6, Muslims perform their ablutions in the inner courtyard of the 17th century Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi, India, before early morning Eid al-Adha prayers on November 7, Thousands of Indian Muslims crowded in and around the mosque, the largest in India, to attend prayers in the first morning of Eid-al Adha or Festival of Sacrifice.
India has the second largest population of Muslim followers in the world with over million faithful. Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants living in the northern port city of Thessaloniki in Greece, offer Eid al-Adha prayers on November 6, For the first time in Thessaloniki, Greek authorities granted a public hall to Muslims in order to celebrate Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.
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World Holidays. Home Muslim Holidays Eid al-Adha At dawn on the day of Eid, Muslims recite the traditional declaration of faith, the Takbir , followed by the pre-sunrise communal prayer, Salat al-Eid , which is also said on Eid al-Fitr.
In a symbolic act, Muslims who can afford it slaughter a cow, goat, sheep or camel , keeping a portion to feed themselves and distributing the rest to friends, family and the needy. Those who can't afford it, buy meat from a Halal butcher to distribute. Giving out this meat, in addition to the morning prayers, is considered an essential component of Eid al-Adha.
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