Id ul Adha --The Great Feast, Feast of the Sacrifice is a four day Muslim festival commemorating Abraham's sacrifice and coinciding with the pilgrimage to Mecca. The Muslim's believe it was Ishmael that was to be sacrificed not Issac. We went into the Old City and entered at the Damascus Gate. The walk ways were lined with merchants chanting their bargains and beckoning buyers to come to their stands, "They want to help you spend your money!" These videos give a slight idea of the crowds and noise of the city. We missed several opportunities to take pictures of sheep being led through the streets to where they would be sacrificed and later eaten at the family feasts.
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