• A toy sheep was hung in preparation for Eid Al Adha in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
    A toy sheep was hung in preparation for Eid Al Adha in Cairo, Egypt. AP Photo
  • Traditional sweets are put on display at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    Traditional sweets are put on display at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • Syrians shop for new clothes in Idlib. AFP
    Syrians shop for new clothes in Idlib. AFP
  • A woman walks through local souq as she looks for clothes for her children in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
    A woman walks through local souq as she looks for clothes for her children in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters
  • Pilgrims go shopping in the streets of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
    Pilgrims go shopping in the streets of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. EPA
  • Street peddlars stand by produce at a market in Ariha, Syria. AFP
    Street peddlars stand by produce at a market in Ariha, Syria. AFP
  • A man makes sweets at a factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    A man makes sweets at a factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • People buy chocolate and candies at al-Hamidiyeh market in Damascus, Syria. EPA
    People buy chocolate and candies at al-Hamidiyeh market in Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • A street vendor sells drinks as people go shopping for Eid Al Adha in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A street vendor sells drinks as people go shopping for Eid Al Adha in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • People walk past a colorful muttons paddock installation in Amman, Jordan. EPA
    People walk past a colorful muttons paddock installation in Amman, Jordan. EPA

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How people around the world are preparing for Eid Al Adha - in pictures

From Cairo to Amman, here's how the Muslim world prepares to celebrate the 'Festival of Sacrifice'

The National

August 20, 2018

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