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26 OCTOBER 2012 - PULASAIZ, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: A bull sacrificed in God's name for Eid al-Adha bleeds out after its throat was cut in the villiage Pulasaiz, in the province of Narathiwat, Thailand. The sacrificed cow is butchered and divided into seven portions. The meat is shared with families of lesser means, widows and orphans. It is the one day of the year that some people in the community get to eat beef (In Muslim communities in Thailand, cows are usually sacrificed. In other Muslim countries it is often sheep.) Eid al-Adha, also called Feast of the Sacrifice, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his firstborn son Ishmael as an act of submission to God, and his son's acceptance of the sacrifice before God intervened to provide Abraham with a ram to sacrifice instead. In 2012 Eid al-Adha was celebrated Oct 25 - 26. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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26 OCTOBER 2012 - PULASAIZ, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: A bull sacrificed in God's name for Eid al-Adha bleeds out after its throat was cut in the villiage Pulasaiz, in the province of Narathiwat, Thailand. The sacrificed cow is butchered and divided into seven portions. The meat is shared with families of lesser means, widows and orphans. It is the one day of the year that some people in the community get to eat beef (In Muslim communities in Thailand, cows are usually sacrificed. In other Muslim countries it is often sheep.) Eid al-Adha, also called Feast of the Sacrifice, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his firstborn son Ishmael as an act of submission to God, and his son's acceptance of the sacrifice before God intervened to provide Abraham with a ram to sacrifice instead. In 2012 Eid al-Adha was celebrated Oct 25 - 26. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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