The End of the Hajj

Eid ul-Adha, the Celebration of Sacrifice, marks the end of the hajj. MARSEILLE, France Tunisians sacrifice a sheep in their apartment during the Eid ul-Adha festival, 1989. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA Pilgrims from all over the world pray on Mount Rahma during the hajj, 1992. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA Pilgrims gather around the Kaaba for an evening prayer during the hajj, 1993. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA During the hajj, pilgrims move to the Plain of Arafat, located outside Mecca, 1991. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA Pilgrims from all over the world pray on Mount Rahma during the hajj, 1992. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA A young Indonesian girl wears a hijab during the hajj, 1992. Abbas / Magnum Photos

MINA, Saudi Arabia African women dance with joy after having completed the hajj, 1991. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA Women pilgrims from Southeast Asia spend the night in the open before the Day of Arafat during the hajj, 2003. Abbas / Magnum Photos

PARIS Muslims slaughter a sheep in their hair salon to celebrate Eid ulAdha, 1989. Abbas / Magnum Photos

MINA, Saudi Arabia Camels to be slaughtered in observance of Eid ulAdha, 1992. Abbas / Magnum Photos

JABALIA, Gaza Sheep are slaughtered for the Eid ul-Adha festival, 2003. Larry Towell / Magnum Photos

MARSEILLE, France Tunisians sacrifice a sheep in their apartment during the Eid ul-Adha festival, 1989. Steve McCurry / Magnum Photos

MINA, Saudi Arabia To symbolize Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to his new and only God, butchers from Turkey slaughter sheep by slitting their throats, 1991. Most of the meat is donated to poor Muslim countries. Abbas / Magnum Photos

SAUDI ARABIA Before an evening prayer, outside the Haram Mosque, which houses the Kaaba, 1991. Abbas / Magnum Photos

AFGHANISTAN Holiday crowds during the Eid ul-Adha festival, 1995. Chris Steele-Perkins / Magnum Photos