1.   For Serbs, the holiday commemorates their struggle to keep their identity and Orthodox Christian faith under Muslim domination.

2.   The celebrations came as Eastern sects were marking Epiphany, the holiday commemorating the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.

3.   The holiday commemorates the saving of the Jews of ancient Persia from massacre at the hands of the evil Haman.

4.   The holiday commemorates the slaughter of a ram by the prophet Abraham, or Ibrahim in Arabic, in place of his son.

5.   The three-day religious holiday commemorates the sacrifice by the biblical Abraham, or Ibrahim, of a ram in place of his son.

6.   They also decided to promote their product for Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the freeing of Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.

7.   The religious holiday commemorates the death of Hussein, the youngest son of Mohammed, and includes a disturbing ritual parade where observers whip themselves.

8.   The holiday itself commemorates the victory of the pharaonic falcon god Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, over the evil god Seth.