Mudayrib, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East - Camel jockeys prepare their mounts for the start of a camel race. Races are part of the festivities

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Mudayrib, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East - Camel jockeys prepare their mounts for the start of a camel race. Races are part of the festivities at the Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), the annual feast through which Muslims commemorate God's mercy in allowing Abraham to sacrifice a ram instead of his son, to prove his faith.

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Location: Mudayrib, Oman
Photo credit: © Charles O. Cecil / Alamy / Afripics
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