21.   Crowds welcomed his arrival in Kirkuk, slaughtering sheep and playing patriotic songs.

22.   It ends Wednesday with the festival of Eid al-Adha when sheep are slaughtered to commemorate the sacrifice of Abraham.

23.   Mina is also where Moslems slaughter the sheep during Eid al-Adha.

24.   Monday was the second day of a three-day Moslem religious observance in which Moslems slaughter sheep and visit their family cemeteries.

25.   The holiday is called Eid al-Adha when pilgrims slaughter sheep to commemorate the sacrifice of Abraham.

26.   The hajj ends the next day when pilgrims pray and slaughter sheep to commemorate the sacrifice of Abraham.