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LOOK: Colors of Eid’l Adha 2018 in Philippines

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LOOK: Colors of Eid’l Adha 2018 in Philippines
Check out our photos – and videos – of the Eid'l Adha celebration at the Quezon Memorial Circle and the Blue Mosque in Taguig

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Muslims gathered early Tuesday morning, August 21, to celebrate the annual Islamic feast of Eid’l Adha.

The Eid’l Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, remembers Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael in obedience to God, even as God spared Ishmael in the end. 

It is one of Islam’s two biggest feasts. (READ: Imam on Eid’l Adha: Pray, don’t drink, be kind to non-Muslims)

Our photographers Maria Tan, Angie de Silva, and Darren Langit, and our videographer Charles Salazar, documented this year’s Eid’l Adha at Quezon Memorial Circle and the Blue Mosque in Taguig at around 7 am on Tuesday.

Check out the colors – and feels – of the Eid’l Adha this year:

IN PRAYER. Muslims in Taguig pray during the Eid'l Adha celebration on August 21, 2018. Photo by Maria Tan/Rappler

OFFERING. A goat is slaughtered outside the Blue Mosque in Taguig City on August 21, 2018, as part of the Eid'l Adha celebration this year. Photo by Maria Tan/Rappler

FIXING VEILS. A woman helps another fix her veil during the celebration of Eid'l Adha at the Quezon Memorial Circle on August 21, 2018. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

IMAM'S PREACHING. Ustadh Fahad Tambara, Islamic propagator of Amanah Islam Dawah Center, delivers his sermon during the celebration of the Eid'l Adha at the Quezon Memorial Circle on August 21, 2018. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

CAPTURING THE MOMENT? A woman uses her cellphone during the Eid'l Adha celebration on August 21, 2018. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler

LANDMARK. Muslim women stand in prayer during the Eid'l Adha at the Quezon Memorial Cirlce in Quezon City on August 21, 2018. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

FEAST. A child licks her ice cream during the celebration of Eid'l Adha at the Quezon Memorial Circle on August 21, 2018. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Watch the following videos, too, to know more about Eid’l Adha:

– Rappler.com

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