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On one of these observances in Yúnnán, some practitioners undertake a pilgrimage to the grave of Yúnnán’s first provincial governor. During these observances, children line up from youngest to oldest to receive a small sum of money. (-5[2])A donation specific to one of these observances contains two handfuls of food, regardless of income, while another requires donating a third of the portion to the poor. One of these observances (-5[1])includes a prayer in an open area with only two rakat and up to twelve takbirs, and with no associated call to prayer. One of these observances occurs on the first day of Shawwal, while another celebrates Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice (10[1])Ishmael (10[2])by sacrificing a goat. For 10 points, “al-Adha” and “al-Fitr” (10[1])are what type of Islamic festivals, (10[1]-5[2])one of which ends Ramadan? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Eid (“eed”) [accept Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha; prompt on feasts; prompt on Islamic holidays; prompt on descriptions of celebrations associated with the Muslim faith; prompt on end of Ramadan]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y978%0%56%119.86

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chenyao LiuPenn BColumbia A36-5
Danny HanPenn AYale A36-5
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BYale C68-5
Ashish KumbhardareRowan ARutgers A10910
Omar MahmoodNYU BPrinceton A11010
Owen MimnoNYU AYale B11010
Jupiter DingPrinceton BVassar12010
Andre WongColumbia BColumbia C126-5
Arjun BothraHaverfordCornell C126-5
Karsten RynearsonYale APenn A12610
William GrogerColumbia APenn B13210
Iyanu NafiuYale CRutgers B13210