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Masked and socially distanced to fight the coronavirus, Muslims around the world held prayers to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha, with mosques at reduced capacity and some praying in the open air.
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Palestinians celebrate on the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Women enjoy themselves as they bathe in the Mediterranean Sea during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Gisela Castillo participates in the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha in Brooklyn, New York, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
A Palestinian girl looks on as she attends Eid al-Adha prayers in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Senegalese Muslims from the Layene Brotherhood, a religious sect of Sufi Muslims, escort their Khalif as they arrive to attend Eid-al-Adha prayer in Dakar, Senegal July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
People gather as a man leads a camel to be slaughtered in celebration of Eid al-Adha in Peshawar, Pakistan July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
People bathe in the Mediterranean Sea during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Eli, an Amish farmer, skins a sheep while Maher Chebbi and Tarek Hamada bag their sheep on the morning of Eid al-Adha in Orleans, Indiana, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
Sacrificial animals are seen at a livestock market in Dayniile district of Mogadishu, Somalia, July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
People participate in the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha in Brooklyn, New York, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
A Senegalese Muslim from the Layene Brotherhood, a religious sect of Sufi Muslims, waits to attend Eid-al-Adha prayers in Dakar, Senegal July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
People take pictures as Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Hamilton Mountain Mosque at the start of Eid in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn
Sheep prepared for slaughtering are seen during celebrations of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha in Kazan, Russia July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov
Eli, an Amish farmer, walks a sheep to the slaughter house on the morning of Eid al-Adha in Orleans, Indiana, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud
A girl celebrates the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
A man holds a sheep for slaughtering during celebrations of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha, also known as Kurban Ait, in the village of Uzynagash outside Almaty, Kazakhstan July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
Senegalese Muslims from the Layene Brotherhood, a religious sect of Sufi Muslims, attend Eid-al-Adha prayer in Dakar, Senegal July 21, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Indonesian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the mosque amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Bogor, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Palestinians celebrate on the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
A boy plays with a sheep for slaughtering during celebrations of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha in Kazan, Russia July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Nasyrov
A man sharpens a knife before slaughtering goats during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Crimean Tatars prepare to slaughter sacrificial sheep during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the town of Saky, Crimea July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Muslim pilgrim shave their heads on the second day of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, after throwing stones at a pillar symbolising Satan during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 20, 2021.
An Indonesian Muslim is checked with a thermal scanner before entering a mosque to offer Eid al-Adha prayers amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Bogor, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
A man holds a goat before it is slaughtered during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Iraqi Muslims girls attend Eid al-Adha prayers on the street outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad Adhamiya district, Iraq, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Palestinians slaughter a calf on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
People pray on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Iraqi Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers on the street outside Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad Adhamiya district, Iraq, July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Indonesian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque amid coronavirus pandemic in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia July 20, 2021. Antara Foto/Rahmad/via REUTERS
Indonesian Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers on the street amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia July 20, 2021. Antara Foto/Raisan Al Farisi/via REUTERS
Children wash a sheep purchased for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha sacrifice in Dakar, Senegal July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra