Eid celebrations around the world

A Muslim man prays in the Omeriye Mosque during the Eid al-Adha celebration on Oct. 26 in Nicosia, Cyprus.The religious festival is celebrated by millions of Muslims worldwide and commemorates the willingness of prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.

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Men load a goat into the trunk of a cab during the Eid al-Adha festival in Kolkata, India.

Bikas Das, AP

Thousands of Russian Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayers in Moscow.

Mikhail Metzel, AP

Camels trail behind a car as Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid al-Adha in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Women walk to their homes after attending an Eid prayer service at the Blue Mosque in Taguig City, Philippines.

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Boys pull a ram into the Atlantic Ocean at dawn as they prepare to wash their sacrificial sheep in Dakar, Senegal.

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A boy watches as adults pray in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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A worshiper raises his hands during Eid al-Adha prayer at Tehran University in Iran.

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Muslims pray at an assembly hall at the Payerne protestant church in Switzerland.

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People pray at the Gazi-Husref Bey mosque in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend a prayer service outside the headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council in Baghdad.

Hadi Mizban, AP

Muslims use their jackets as praying mats on a street outside a mosque in Paris.

Francois Mori, AP

Muslims recite the Quran before Eid Al-Adha prayers at the Farooq Omar Inb Al Khatab mosque in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kamran Jebreili, AP

People pray outside a mosque near Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Rahmat Gul, AP