'It’s one of the first times since lockdown where we've been able to pray together and meet': Sunshine comes out for Eid al-Adha celebrations in Manchester

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Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories It’s a scorching hot 28 degrees and a sea of prayer mats have lined the fields outside a secondary school in Cheadle.

Today (July 20) marks Eid al-Adha, one of the major religious festivals observed in Islam. Following Eid al-Fitr, which took place in May to mark the breaking of the fast, Eid al-Adha coincides with Hajj - an annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Read more: Is it illegal to ignore NHS Covid-19 app if you get told to self-isolate? Usually, more than 2.5 million people would take the Saudi Arabian pilgrimage but, due to the pandemic, only around 60,000 will take it this year.