Today, November 27th, marks the beginning of 2009's Eid al-Adha, the Muslim "Festival of Sacrifice", commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his *** to God. Muslims around the world will celebrate by slaughtering ******* to commemorate God's gift of a ram to substitute for Abraham's ***, distributing the meat amongst ******, friends and the poor. Eid al-Adha also takes place immediately after the Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca that is a pillar of Islamic Faith. Some 2.5 million Muslim faithful from all over the world descended on Mecca this year, many encountering an unusual occurance: heavy flooding due to recent torential rains. Collected below are photographs from this year's Hajj and observance of Eid al-Adha. (38 photos total)
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