Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Eid al-Adha Celebrations
![Muslims prepare to attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Melilla, Spain, September 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/04f91ee4-7cd5-4e69-b413-a23880c700b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslims prepare to attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer in Melilla, Spain, September 24, 2015.
![Cows are being sold in a rural Eid-ul-Adha special cattle market in West Bengal state. Unlike most parts of the country, there is no ban on slaughter of cows in West Bengal. (Shaikh Azizur Rahman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/38893734-0da4-412e-b2d2-ca30ab10ed96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cows are being sold in a rural Eid-ul-Adha special cattle market in West Bengal state. Unlike most parts of the country, there is no ban on slaughter of cows in West Bengal. (Shaikh Azizur Rahman/VOA)
![Migrants wait for a meal offered to them for the celebration of Eid-al-Adha in the village of Miratovac near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/beb1fa45-89bd-446e-b588-21b13e0bbce7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Migrants wait for a meal offered to them for the celebration of Eid-al-Adha in the village of Miratovac near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.
![A youth stands near a cow and a sheep that were sacrified in the village of Miratovc for the Eid al-Adha celebration, near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1b5457e6-c20d-48ba-87aa-52f3d5d6ef0e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A youth stands near a cow and a sheep that were sacrified in the village of Miratovc for the Eid al-Adha celebration, near the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Sept. 24, 2015.