A woman smiles after the Grebeg Besar procession to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
HONG KONG, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Muslims in the Asia Pacific have held a variety of activities to mark the Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice.
It's a joyous occasion, for which food is a hallmark, with devout Muslims buying and slaughtering animals and sharing the meat with families, friends and the poor.
People carry vegetables piled in the shape of a mountain during the Grebeg Besar procession to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
A woman prays during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People are seen in a mosque during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Kathmandu, Nepal on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
People offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a grand mosque in New Delhi, India on June 29, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
People pray during Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan on June 28, 2023. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
A man carries balloons after prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha festival in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on June 29, 2023. (Str/Xinhua)
People greet each other after the Eid al-Adha prayer at Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)■
