Thousands of Muslims have come together across Perth to celebrate the start of Eid al-Adha - also known as the festival of sacrifice. In the city's north, worshippers gathered at Whiteman Park to mark the holy festival with prayer, show-rides, food and charity.
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00:00Bracing the cold morning weather, hundreds of Muslims gathered at one of Perth's largest
00:12parks, praying side by side to celebrate one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar.
00:19For Muslims we have two Eids, two celebrations, two festivals. One of them is the end of Ramadan,
00:25and we celebrate the end of the fasting month. This is the Eid of Sacrifice or Eid of Peligamage
00:33when people go to Mecca and perform the ritual there.
00:37Eid al-Abha commemorates Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God through
00:42the tradition of sacrificing livestock and sharing the meat amongst family, friends and those
00:47less fortunate. For many, the occasion is about coming together as a community.
00:51It's a beautiful thing, especially seeing different cultures and people from all different
00:56kind of backgrounds come together, all celebrate the same thing. Everybody sort of, regardless
01:01whether you know somebody or not, everybody's shaking hands, giving each other a hug.
01:06It's beautiful just to have this multiculturalism together, this gathering together and celebrating
01:11it all as one.
01:12Whilst also reflecting on their fellow Muslims around the world.
01:16It is marked by a bit of sadness, given what's going on right now in the world, and the suffering
01:21that is going on in the world, we can't forget about that. So, you know, it is a happy time
01:25definitely, but we also can't forget that people are suffering.
01:29For others, it's all about the fun.
01:31You can play with your friends in Eid at a park.
01:36I like playing the rides.
01:38What ride?
01:39Yeah, the boat ride.
01:40What do you like about Eid?
01:42Um, that it's fun. You get to spend time with your friends, cousins, families, and you
01:47get to play around with other people maybe, make new friends.
01:51A celebration to be continued over the next couple of days.
02:01I'm scared.
02:21Okay, okay.