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Celebrated by the
Muslims on the tenth day of the last month of the Muslim
calendar. This is an occasion celebrated marking the
conclusion of the annual Haj - the pilgrimage to the holy
city of Mecca, when the pilgrims are given the title of
Haji for men and Hajjah for women. Thanksgiving prayers
are offered in the mosques. An animal is sacrificed whose
meat was distributed among the relatives and the poor.
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