How Eid al-Adha transforms Pakistan’s neighborhoods into open-air living rooms

On the nights before Eid al-Adha, neighborhoods across Pakistan shift outdoors. Families sleep beside sacrificial animals, elders gather on charpais under open skies and children stay awake feeding and caring for livestock. 

As homes spill onto streets and pavements, entire communities turn public spaces into shared living rooms — a uniquely Pakistani scene blending festivity, tradition and neighborhood life ahead of Qurbani.