Many pilgrims prayed on the 8th, the most important day of the Hajj, a large pilgrimage where Muslims from all over the world visit Mecca, the sanctuary of Saudi Arabia.
However, this has been affected by the soaring costs of participating in pilgrimages, such as rising fuel costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"Hajj" is a large annual pilgrimage for Muslims from all over the world to visit the sacred sites of Mecca, western Saudi Arabia.
On the 8th, the most important day for pilgrims to gather in the land of Alafat, where the mountain where the Prophet Muhammad was said to have last preached, was celebrated, and pilgrims dressed in white costumes prayed all at once. ..
The Saudi Arabian government has forgotten the acceptance of pilgrims from abroad and has significantly restricted the number of participants in order to take measures against the new corona, but this is limited to the age of participants under 65 years old, and vaccination is also possible. We have increased the number of people to 1 million and are accepting pilgrims from abroad.
However, the media in the Middle East have reported that the cost of participating in the pilgrimage is rising due to the rise in fuel costs due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the situation in Ukraine has cast a shadow over the pilgrimage.
A man living in the UAE, who said he had abandoned the pilgrimage because of soaring costs, said, "I'm sorry to say that I was finally allowed to participate after waiting for years while saving money to take my mother. I can't. "