{"id":36779,"date":"2024-06-19T02:15:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T02:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/eid-al-adha-celebrations-around-the-world\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T02:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T02:15:58","slug":"eid-al-adha-celebrations-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/eid-al-adha-celebrations-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Eid al-Adha celebrations around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By\u00a0Zahra Fatima,\u00a0<\/span>BBC News<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Millions of people worldwide are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the ‘Festival of the Sacrifice’.<\/a><\/p>\n

The three-day celebration is marked with special prayers, feasts and the ritual slaughter of an animal – with the meat then evenly distributed to family, friends, neighbours and the poor and needy.<\/p>\n

It’s the second and larger of the two annual Eid’s<\/a> – and also coincides with the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.<\/p>\n

Eid al-Adha is one of the most important Islamic holidays and commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God’s command.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Moscow, Russia: People who could not find empty places in Russia’s capital gather to offer Eid prayer on the streets<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Istanbul, Turkey: Muslims embrace after the morning prayer<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Worshippers arrive at a mosque in Dakar, Senegal, ahead of morning Eid prayers<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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How is Eid al-Adha celebrated?<\/b><\/p>\n

Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu-al-Hijjah – which is the twelfth and final month of the lunar Islamic calendar. The exact date depends on the sighting of the moon.<\/p>\n

On the morning of Eid, Muslims gather to perform Eid prayers in congregation.<\/p>\n

People traditionally wear new clothes and visit family and friends.<\/p>\n

They greet one another with “Eid Mubarak” or “Happy\/blessed Eid” and often embrace and exchange gifts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kashmiri girls show off their hands decorated with henna ahead of Eid-al-Adha celebrations in Srinagar, India<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Muslims perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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What is Hajj and why is it significant?<\/b><\/p>\n

Every year, millions of Muslims from across the world make the journey to Mecca from wherever they live to perform the Hajj pilgrimage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is one of the five pillars of Islam – or five core beliefs of practices.<\/p>\n

Muslims are required to make the journey to Mecca for Hajj at least once in their life if they are physically able and can afford to do so.<\/p>\n

Mecca is considered the holiest site in Islam and is where the Islamic religion started. It is where the Prophet Muhammad was born and received the first revelations from God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Muslims pray on a sand dune on a beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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People celebrating together in Mexico City, Mexico<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Abdul-Qadir Gilani Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Eid al-Adha prayers in the village of Abu Sir, Giza, Egypt<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Algiers, Algeria<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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