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Eid al-Adha in Nablus

Eid al-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God, and cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day

September 1, 2017 at 11:31 am

Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Muslims visit an animal market to buy a sacrificial animal ahead of Eid al-Adha, also called as Feast of the Sacrifice, the second of two religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide each year, in Nablus, West Bank on 28 August, 2017 [Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency]

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