Feast of the Sacrifice is a religious festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for God.It is one of two Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate.Like Eid ul-Fitr,Eid ul-Adha also begins with short prayer followed by a sermon.Eid ul-Adha is three days long and starts on the 10th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic calendar.This is the day after the pilgrims in Hajj,the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide,descend from Mount Arafat.It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.
Other names of Eid ul-Adha:
Eid ul-Adha is also known as Hari Raya Haji/Iduladha/Aidiladha/Qurbani/Qurban in Indonesia,Malaysia,the Philippines and Singapore;Eid el-Kbir in Morocco,Algeria,Tunusia,Egypt and Libya;Tfaska Tamoqqart in the Berber language of Jerba;and Tabaski or Tobaski in some parts of America;Babbar Sallah in Nigeria and West Africa;Ciidwayneey in Somalia and Somali speaking regions regions of Kenya and Ethiopia.In Turkey it is often referred to as the Kurban Bayramı or ''Sacrifice Feast''.Similarly,in Bosna and Herzegovina,Albania and Bulgaria it is referred as Kurban Bajram.Kazakhstan,it is referred to as Kurban Ait.
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