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Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice – The great year 2021

Eid al-Adha  “Festival of the Sacrifice”  is the latter of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr or ‘Festival of the Breaking of the Fast’).

It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (in Judaism, Isaac) as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before Abraham could sacrifice his son, however, God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead.

In commemoration of this intervention, animals are sacrificed ritually. One-third of their meat is consumed by the family offering the sacrifice, while the rest is distributed to the poor and needy.

Sweets and gifts are given, and extended family is typically visited and welcomed. The day is also sometimes called Big Eid or the Greater Eid.

Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice
Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice
Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice
Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice
Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice
Eid Al Adha Feast of Sacrifice

The festival may also be known as Al Eid Al Kabeer, which means the ‘Grand Eid’. It has this more important status as in religious terms as this Eid lasts for four days whereas Eid Al Fitr is one day, even though most countries observe about the same number of public holidays for both Eids.

This festival is celebrated throughout the Muslim world as a commemoration of Prophet Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice everything for God.

Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar.

As the exact day is based on lunar sightings, the date may vary between countries.