Iraqi Shiite Muslims gather for an Eid al-Adha prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is an Islamic holiday that begins during the Hajj, on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Muslim women perform morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Muslims prepare to slaughter a goat after performing prayers during Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers beside the ruins of a mosque destroyed by Israeli bombardment, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A Muslim boy and others attend Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday prayer in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Butchers prepare meat from sacrificed sheep for Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice holiday, outside a butcher shop in Idlib, northwestern Syria, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)Muslims offer prayer during Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)Muslim boys wait for their father to perform morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha in Klang, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)Kashmiri Muslims arrive to offer Eid al-Adha prayers inside a Mughal garden on the outskirts of Srinagar in Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)Muslim women prepare for morning prayer marking the Eid al-Adha holiday on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)A Yemeni boy dressed in traditional clothes stands near a crowd of women waiting to perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Freedom Square in Taiz, Yemen, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)Muslims attend Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice holiday prayer in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)A girl holds a balloon as she celebrates Eid al-Adha with her family after Eid prayers outside Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a central avenue in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)A Muslim worshipper is illuminated by sunlight as fellow worshippers perform Eid al-Adha prayers at Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Muslims worshipers offer Eid al-Adha prayers in Gaza City Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Iraqi Shiite Muslims gather for an Eid al-Adha prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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