EGYPT - RELIGION - EID AL-ADHA Stock Image

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EGYPT, Cairo: Preparations for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival take place at the main camel market in Cairo, Egypt on September 20, 2015. Also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, the three-day holiday marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham to Christians and Jews) to sacrifice his son, Ismail, on God's command.

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