| Thousands of Muslims gathered at Revolution Square in central Ouagadougou on Tuesday 6 March for prayers lead by the Grand Imam of the city, Alhaji Saidou Kouanda, to celebrate Eid el Kebir or Eid al Adha, also known in West Africa as Tabaski, or la fete du mouton (the Feast of the Sheep). The festival comes at the end of the pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca (in Saudi Arabia) that all Muslims who are able, and can afford to, must undergo at least once during their lifetime.
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton captured the atmosphere in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, during the celebrations.
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