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Before dawn, pilgrims begin heading back from Muzdalifah to Mina where they will spend three days.
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Here, they converge at the Jamarat bridge to perform the Ramy.
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The ritual is a symbolic rite in which pebbles are thrown at pillars that represent the temptations of Satan.
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While tossing their pebbles, pilgrims recall a story of the Prophet Abraham.
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According to historic tradition, Satan attempted to dissuade the Prophet Abraham from following God's command to sacrifice his son.
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Abraham is said to have thrown stones at the devil to cast him away.
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According to the historic tradition, when Abraham went to sacrifice his son, he found that God had placed a ram there instead.
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Based on that tradition, Hajj pilgrims sacrifice a sheep, goat, cow or camel and give away the meat to the poor.
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While pilgrims are performing these rites, Muslims who are not at Hajj are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday.
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The ritual has been one of the most dangerous in the past, when sudden crowds led to stampedes.
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But in recent years, the event has taken place without major incident, and in 2009, Saudi Arabia unveiled an expanded five-storey structure to accomodate the crowds.
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After casting their stones the first day, pilgrims trim (or shave if they are men) their hair and remove their ihram clothes.
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However they remain in Mina, which saw lightning and thunder this year over the tent city
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After their time in Mina has passed, pilgrims head back to Mecca.
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They will make their final circulation of the Kaaba, in what is known as the Farewell Tawaf before heading back to their respective homes across the globe.