Rustam Shakhov, 24, is from Dagestan. He says: "It is a day when everybody visits each other, does good, [and] smiles to each other."
Rustam Shakhov, 24, is from Dagestan. He says: "It is a day when everybody visits each other, does good, [and] smiles to each other."
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On Wednesday Russia opened the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque to coincide with Eid al-Adha celebrations. We asked Moscow's Muslims to tell us what the day means to them. Kurban Eshmakov is from Kyzgyzstan and works as a sweeper in a Moscow office. "It is a great feast for us," he says. "People are being treated, I am full of joy about it."
On Wednesday Russia opened the new Moscow Cathedral Mosque to coincide with Eid al-Adha celebrations. We asked Moscow's Muslims to tell us what the day means to them. Kurban Eshmakov is from Kyzgyzstan and works as a sweeper in a Moscow office. "It is a great feast for us," he says. "People are being treated, I am full of joy about it."
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Izet Miskhi is from Bosnia-Herzegovina and works at a construction site in Moscow. He has lived here for 25 years and says Eid al-Adha (feast of sacrifice) is "the most important day for Muslims."
Izet Miskhi is from Bosnia-Herzegovina and works at a construction site in Moscow. He has lived here for 25 years and says Eid al-Adha (feast of sacrifice) is "the most important day for Muslims."
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Phatyakh Minzulin is from Penza and works in radio broadcasting. On Eid al-Adha, he says,"We visit each other, give money to kids, cut a sheep and distribute pieces among poor. We never abandon our old people."
Phatyakh Minzulin is from Penza and works in radio broadcasting. On Eid al-Adha, he says,"We visit each other, give money to kids, cut a sheep and distribute pieces among poor. We never abandon our old people."
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Adkham Abduraiymov, 22, is from Uzbekistan and has lived in Moscow for two years. He says Eid al-Adha is celebrated in a different way in different places. "It is difficult for me to explain, this religion is in our blood since our day of birth," he adds.
Adkham Abduraiymov, 22, is from Uzbekistan and has lived in Moscow for two years. He says Eid al-Adha is celebrated in a different way in different places. "It is difficult for me to explain, this religion is in our blood since our day of birth," he adds.
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