Eid prayers at the Abu Bakr Al-Seddik mosque in Giza
By Mohamed Omar Eid prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud mosque in Dokki
By Mohammed Omar Eid prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud mosque in Dokki
By Mohammed Omar Eid prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud mosque in Dokki
By Mohammed Omar Eid prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud mosque in Dokki
By Mohammed Omar Animals are brought into Cairo for ritual slaughter during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) Animals are brought into Cairo for ritual slaughter during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) Animals are brought into Cairo for ritual slaughter during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) An animal is carried off for ritual slaughter during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) An animal is ritually slaughtered during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) Children play in their new clothes during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) People go the cinema during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) Children play in Giza zoo during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) Families take a walk in Giza zoo during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) People take a cruise on the Nile during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) People take a walk on the Nile Cornice during celebrations for Eid Al-Adha
(Photo by Hassan Ibrahim) The festival of Eid Al-Adha, also called the Feast of Sacrifice or the Greater Bairam, is one of two important religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide; it comes about 70 days after Eid Al-Fitr, the second most important feast which celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Al-Adha starts on day 10 of Dhu-Al-Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, and ends on the 13th.
(Photographs by Hassan Ibrahim and Mohamed Omar)