Minsk, Bielorussia

A sheep waits to be slaughtered for sacrifice during the holiday of Kurban Bairam, or Eid al-Adha, in the town of Ivye, 150 km (93 miles) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. The celebration of the festival of sacrifice involves sharing the meat with the poor to commemorate the sacrifice of the biblical Abraham or Ibrahim, of a ram in place of his son. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)