Muslim Holiday Eid al-Adha Begins

This ritual of slaughtering of lambs and also cows, goats and other animals is happening across Turkey and many other countries in the region today as the Muslim world begins the four-day Eid al-Adha, the festival of the sacrifice. The purchase and sacrifice of animals is a tradition inspired by a story from the Koran that many Christians might also remember from the Old Testament.

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