Eid al-Adha, or the festival of sacrifice, is celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's test of faith. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. The images of the festivities around the world - in this gallery by TASS.
Eid al Adha, islamic festival of sacrifice
The festival of sacrifice is celebrated by Muslims around the world on September 12
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A mass prayer on Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice in the Dushanbe Central Mosque, Tajikistan
© Nozim Kalandarov/TASS Muslims prepare to pray in the Dushanbe Central Mosque
© Nozim Kalandarov/TASS Sheep sacrificed on Eid al-Adha in Kazan, Russia
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The Kul Sharif Mosque on Eid al-Adha in Kazan
© Yegor Aleyev/TASS Muslims pray in the Big Khan Mosque in Bakhchisaray, Crimea
© Alexei Pavlishak/TASS A trader pushes his goat past an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha ahead of Eid al-Adha in Bangalore, India
© AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi Acehnese men prepare beef to distributed to the poor during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
© EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK Eid al-Adha prayers in Eid Gah mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan
© AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini Kosovar children pray outside Sultan Mehmet Fatih mosque in Pristina
© AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu Chechen Muslims in a mosque in Grozny, Russia
© AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev At the Ar-Rahma Mosque in Kiev, Ukraine
© EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY Sheep on sale at a market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Peshawar, Pakistan
© EPA/BILAWAL ARBAB Indonesian Muslims attend the Eid al-Adha prayers in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
© EPA/DEDI SINUHAJI Eid Al-Adha prayers at the al-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
© AP Photo/Roger Anis Palestinian Muslims pray in Gaza City
© AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra