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How is Eid al-Adha celebrated around the world?

Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha 2015, or the Festival of Sacrifice.

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Muslims perform Eid prayers in Karachi, Pakistan. [Athar Hussain/Reuters]
Published On 25 Sep 2015

Update: For the date of Eid al-Adha in 2016, click here. 

Muslims across the world have been celebrating the annual festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

This year’s festivities had a dark shadow cast on them as a stampede in the Muslim holy city of Mecca left more than 700 people dead and more than 800 injured.

The occasion is marked by the sacrifice of an animal, such as a goat, sheep or cow, by those able to do so, and a special prayer after dawn.

Most Muslims use the day as an opportunity to visit elderly family members, pay respects to relatives who have passed away, and hold feasts with their extended family.

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Iraqi women pray during the first day of Eid al-Adha in Baghdad, Iraq. [Hadi Mizban/AP]
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A girl gets her hand decorated with henna paste ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]
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Two young boys hug each other after morning prayers in Bangalore, India. [Jagadeesh Nv/EPA]
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Muslims climb on to a train ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations at the Airport Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Abir Abdullah/EPA]
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Nigerian Muslims offer prayers in Lagos, Nigeria. [Sunday Alamba/AP]
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Egyptian girls wear ceremonial clothes as they celebrate Eid al-Adha in Cairo, Egypt. [Amr Nabil/AP]
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Children offer prayers outside the Sultan Mehmet Fatih grand mosque in Pristina, Kosovo. [Visar Kryeziu/AP]
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People pray outside of the newly restored Moscow Cathedral Mosque during Eid al-Adha celebrations. [Pavel Golovkin/AP]
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Palestinian girls take part in the Eid al-Adha prayer at a public garden in Gaza City. [Khalil Hamra/AP]
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An Afghan woman offers Eid al-Adha prayers in Herat, Afghanistan. [Jalil Rezayee/EPA]
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A Filipino woman takes a selfie as she attends morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha at Luneta Park in Manila, the Philippines. [Mark R. Cristino/EPA]