Gallery: Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world

By Staff Global News and The Associated Press

Posted October 16, 2013 8:43 am

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Indian Muslim devotees pray during the festival of Eid al-Adha at Jama Masjid Mosque in New Delhi on October 16, 2013. Getty Images

Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha by sacrificing sheep, goats, cows or camels.

The religious holiday is one of the most significant festivals on the Muslim calendar and lasts for four days.

The celebrations commemorate the biblical story of Abraham, who was on the verge of sacrificing his son to obey God’s command, when God interceded by substituting a ram in the child’s place.

It is customary for Muslim families to share the slaughtered meat among family members.

View images of Eid al-Adha celebrations from around the world below:

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women attend the Eid al-Adha prayer, outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo

Pakistani butchers prepare to slaughter a bull during the Eid al-Adha festival in Karachi on October 16, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

Kyrgyz muslims sacrifice a sheep after prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the village of Kok-Zhar, on the outskirts of Bishkek, on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

A Pakistani worshipper wearing henna designs on her hands prays at the Badshahi Mosque. — A Pakistani worshipper wearing henna designs on her hands prays at the Badshahi Mosque on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice,” in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary

Kyrgyz muslims pray on the first day of the Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayram) in the village of Kok-Zhar, on the outskirts of Bishkek, on October 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Getty Images). Getty Images

Pakistani boys greet each other after praying on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo

Afghan refugee girls dressed in new clothes, celebrate the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or “Feast of Sacrifice”, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo

Indian Muslim men offer prayers during Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, in Jammu, India, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (Photo credit: AP Photo). AP Photo

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