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Tehran, July 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Abedin Taherkenareh) Muslims in the Middle East celebrate this year an Eíd al Adha or festival of sacrifice with fewer restrictions due to COVID-19.FOOTAGE OF A MARKET IN TEHRAN. **RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto-1 TV/Iran International**
Melilla, Jul 21 (EFE).- (Camera: Paqui Sámchez) Melilla celebrates this Wednesday Aid Al-Adha or Easter of the Sacrifice, the most important holiday for the Muslim community, which in the city includes half the population, and that this year, for the second consecutive, is marked by the coronavirus health crisis.FOOTAGE OF AID AL-ADHA CELEBRATION IN MELILLA.
Monrovia, July 20 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Ahmed Jallanzo) Muslims perform prayers in observance of Eid al Adha at the Fish Market Mosque in Monrovia, Liberia. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslim holidays that are celebrated each year.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE FESTIVITY IN MONROVIA.
Hulu Langat (Malaysia), Aug 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Fazry Ismail) Muslims in Malaysia are celebrating Eid Al-Adha, the holiest festival in Islam and marks the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). During Eid, Muslims sacrifice an animal and divide the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and one for those in need.FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE PREPARING MEAT IN HULU LANGAT.
Khan Younis, Jul 30 (EFE/EPA).- Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis on Thursday night began the celebrations of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, one of the holiest holidays in the Islamic calendar .The festival commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim' willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail as a sign of submission to Allah and also marks the Hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest site in Islam.To mark the date, Muslims traditionally sacrifice a sheep, goat or cow and divide the meat into three, donating one-third to family, another to friends and neighbors and a final third to the poor and needy.In Gaza City, blacksmiths were in high demand for sharpening knives and tools required for sacrificing the animals, while elsewhere in the city sheep and goats were corralled into pens to await slaughter.Eid al-Adha is also a time for celebration. Children will often wear their nicest clothes and families exchange gifts. (Camera: MOHAMMED SABER). SHOT LIST: PALESTINIANS LIGHT FIREWORKS TO CELEBRATE EID AL-ADHA IN KHAN YOUNIS TOWN, SOUTHERN GAZA STRIP.