Farooqi Fazal, of Huntington Beach, center, and fellow Muslims listen to the the Eid al-Adha sermon at the Anaheim Convention Center. The holiday is among the most important Muslim traditions and follows the annual Islamic pilgrimage. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Muslims gathered in Anaheim to mark the beginning of the four-day religious festival. Imam Quasim Khan, of New York City, was among those attending the celebration. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Shaeid Patwary, 11, of Tustin, listens to the sermon. The Eid al-Adha holiday honors the prophet Abraham, who was willing to sacrifice his son at Gods request. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Sardar Noori, left, of Garden Grove, greets Farooqi Fazal, and Huntington Beach resident Mohamad Achackzai, right, greets another fellow Muslim at the convention center. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Yasmin, 7; cousin Hanaan, 2; and Hanaan’s mother, Essie, were among participants in the Muslim holiday celebration. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Afghan refugees living in Peshawar, Pakistan, slaughter a cow on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice. (Mohammad Sajjad / Associated Press)
Sunni Muslim women visit the graves of loved ones at a cemetery in Baghdad. (Karim Kadim / Associated Press)
Men celebrate in front of a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Syed Jan / EPA)
A Muslim pilgrim’s head is shaved at Mina, near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims to Mina traditionally throw stones at pillars that represent the devil. (Jamal Nasrallah / EPA)
In Abidjan, Ivory Coast, congregants pray during an Eid al-Adha service. (Kambou Sia / AFP/Getty Images)
