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Eid al-Adha, Feast of the Sacrifice

• Eid al-Adha festivities began November 17 for the year 2010. 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.

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Indian Muslims pray at the Jama Masjid mosque, one of India's largest, during morning prayers on Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi.

Photo: Pedro Ugarte

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims pray at the Jama Masjid mosque, one of India's largest, during morning prayers on Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

Young Indian Muslims attend congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers in Bangalore.Photo:Dibyangshu Sarkar

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslim boys take a goat for sacrifice after offering prayers on Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad, India.

Photo: Mahesh Kumar A

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Pedro Ugarte

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims hug each other after performing congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi.

Photo: Pedro Ugarte

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims pray at the Jama Masjid mosque, one of India's largest, during morning prayers on Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims pray in the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque during morning prayers for Eid al-Adha in New Delhi, India.

Photo: Kevin Frayer

November 17, 2010.

Indian Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Jama Masjid mosque in New Delhi.

Photo: Pedro Ugarte

November 17, 2010.

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..

Photo: Pavel Rahman

November 16, 2010.

Bangladeshi Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers in Dhaka.

Photo: Munir Uz Zaman

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Altaf Qadri

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Altaf Qadri

November 17, 2010.

Afghan woman wait for the start of Eid al-Adha prayers at the Shah-e Do Shamshira mosque in Kabul. Afghans started celebrating Eid al-Adha or "Feast of the Sacrifice", which marks the end of the annual hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca.

Photo: Massoud Hossaini

November 16, 2010.

Indonesian villagers pray during celebrate Eid al-Adha, the 'Festival of Sacrifice' after Mount Merapi erupted near Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Photo: Ulet Ifansasti

November 17, 2010.

Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Photo: Heri Juanda

November 17, 2010.

Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization attend morning prayers for Eid al Adha at a temporary shelter in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Photo: Slamet Riyadi

November 16, 2010.

Indonesian Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayer on a street in Jakarta.

Photo: Bay Ismoyo

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Adek Berry

Kashmiri Muslims perform congregational morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar.

Photo: Rouf Bhat

November 17, 2010.

Kashmiri Muslims perform congregational morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar.

Photo: Rouf Bhat

November 17, 2010.

Nepalese Muslims perform congregational Eid al-Adha morning prayers at the Kashmiri Mosque in Kathmandu.

Photo: Prakash Mathema

November 17, 2010.

Malaysian Muslims look at cows before they get slaughtered during Eid al-Adha at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Photo: Lai Seng Sin

November 17, 2010.

Malaysian Muslims look at a cow before it gets slaughtered during Eid al-Adha at a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Photo: Lai Seng Sin

November 17, 2010.

Palestinians on a ride in an amusement park during the Eid al-Adha festival in the West Bank village of Haddad near Jenin.

Photo: Mohammed Ballas

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Muhammed Muheisen

November 17, 2010.

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.

Photo: Muhammed Muheisen

November 16, 2010.

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.

Photo: Muhammed Muheisen

November 16, 2010.

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.

Photo: Muhammed Muheisen

November 17, 2010.

Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in Karachi.

Photo: Asif Hassan

November 17, 2010.

Pakistani Muslims slaughter a bull after offering the Eid al-Adha prayers in Karachi.

Photo: Asif Hassan

November 17, 2010.

Pakistani women offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

Photo: Arif Ali

November 17, 2010.

Pakistani Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore.

Photo: Arif Ali

November 17, 2010.

Russian Muslims pray outside a mosque in St. Petersburg, Russia, as they celebrate Eid al- Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam.

Photo: Dmitry Lovetsky

November 16, 2010.

A Muslim prays in a mosque in Maykop, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Adygeya, during the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bairam) holiday.

Photo: Mikhail Mordasov

November 16, 2010.