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Eid ul-Adha
The Festival of Sacrifice, a major feast in the Islamic calendar commemorating Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son upon God’s commandment, traditionally celebrated with the symbolic sacrifice of an animal, and commencing on the tenth day of the twelfth month in the Muslim calendar (Arabic Dhū al-Hijja), marking the end of the pilgrimage of Hajj.
Term Variants: Eid ul-Addha, Id ul-Adha
How this term should be used
The use of blood soaked images and articles showing the animal sacrifice which takes place in Muslim countries should be avoided when reporting on the celebration of Eid ul Adha.
Eid al-Adha, sometimes known as the Greater Eid [1] , is celebrated by Muslims on the tenth day of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The festival begins at the conclusion of the annual Hajj rites in Mecca and is a public holiday in virtually all Muslim majority countries [2] . As part of the celebration, Muslims around the world are obliged to sacrifice an unblemished sheep, goat, camel or cow in commemoration of the ram substituted by Allah when Ibrahim was on the verge of sacrificing his son, Ismail, as a test of faith. Meat from these sacrifices is mainly distributed to the poor and needy, and in some communities it is the only time they have access to meat.
