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Photos: How UAE residents celebrated Eid Al Adha

Friends and family feast while observing COVID-19 precautions

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Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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Dubai residents enjoy the Eid holidays with friends and family at the Umm Suqeim park and beach.
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Family members greet each other after Eid prayers.
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Family members perform Eid prayers
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Eid mubarak signs greet motorists on Shaikh Zayed Road.
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Two delivery boys embrace and greet each other for Eid al Adha.
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Two friends greet and wish each other on Eid al Adha.
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A resident offering Eid prayer near Al Noor mosque in Sharjah.
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Residents buying sweets after morning prayers in Sharjah.
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Residents line up outside Sharjah Central Abattoir to sacrifice their animals
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