The photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows a bustling livestock market on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- From the poverty-stricken Gaza Strip to the crisis-hit Lebanon, Muslims in the Middle East are busy preparing for the upcoming festival of Eid al-Adha by buying sacrificial animals, sweets and fruits, despite the rising prices and harsh economic conditions.
Eid al-Adha, the biggest Muslim feast also known as the festival of sacrifice, will be celebrated on Wednesday, or the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic year.
The photo taken on June 24, 2023 shows a livestock market on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on June 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Syrians are seen at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Damascus, Syria, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
A seller waits for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Amman, Jordan, on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
A seller selects sheep for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Amman, Jordan, on June 23, 2023. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
People gather at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A displaced Syrian examines a sheep at a livestock market in Baalbek, Lebanon, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua)
Sweet makers prepare special sweets for the upcoming Muslim Eid al-Adha in Damascus, Syria, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Syrians buy sweets for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival at a marketplace in Damascus, Syria, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
A Syrian girl examines candy in a sweets shop ahead of the feast of Eid al-Adha at a popular Buzuriyeh marketplace in Damascus, Syria, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
Palestinian people buy sweets at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Gaza City, on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Employees arrange flowers and gift packs at a shop ahead of Eid al-Adha in Doha, Qatar, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua) ■
