Russia: Watch as Muslims slaughter sheep for Eid in Moscow

VideoID: 20141004-031 W/S Man killing sheep M/S Man cutting goat's throat C/U Man holding knife W/S Man killing sheep, carcass M/S Man killing sheep M/S Sheep carcass W/S Men dealing with carcasses W/S Sheep tied up W/S Man tying sheep by its feet W/S People moving sheep C/U Sheep W/S People moving sheep W/S People moving sheep M/S Speaker W/S People moving sheep, Islamic flag SCRIPT Dozens of sheep were killed around the Moscow region on Saturday as part of the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. It is tradition that sheep are sacrificed and prepared into many dishes during the holiday. One-third of the meat is eaten by family and relatives, one-third is given away to friends, and one-third is donated to the poor. The sacrifice is in commemoration of the prophet Abraham's trials, one of which was a command from Allah to kill his only son. Celebrations of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha started on Saturday morning at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://google.com/+RuptlyTV Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RuptlyTV DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv