Afghan man, Alim, 39,(R) slaughters a sheep at his house in Kabul, 19 December 2007, to mark the festival of Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Adha(the Festival of Sacrifice) which is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The festival falls on the tenth day of Zulhijjah, the final month of the Muslim Calendar. Cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day
An Afghan butcher carves up a cow slaughtered to mark the festival of Eid-ul-Adha in Kabul, 19 December 2007. Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of Sacrifice) is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God. The festival falls on the tenth day of Zulhijjah, the final month of the Muslim Calendar. Cows, camels, goats and sheep are traditionally slaughtered on the holiest day.
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