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Indonesian muslims took an Eid prayer on the street, as they celebrate the Eid al-Adha feast 10 Zulhijah 1438 Hijriyah (Islamic calendar) in Jakarta, on Friday, September 1st, 2017. Muslims throughout the world celebrate Eid al-Adha which marks the end of the Hajj season. Eid al-Adha is one of the festivals in Islam to commemorate the sacrificial event, when the Prophet Ibrahim, who was willing to sacrifice his son to God as proof of his faith. But when slaughtered, his son was replaced by God with sheep. Until now, the event is always commemorated by Muslims all over the world by slaughtering sacrificial animals, whose flesh is distributed to the poor. (JakartaBizWeekly/Aditya)