What is the "rites" (manasik) referring to in this āyah?

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. It refers to all the rituals of Ḥajj. [al-Ḥasan]
2. It refers specifically to the slaughtering of sacrificial animals. [Mujāhid]