Eid al-Adha

American  

[eed uhl-ahd-hah] / id əlˈɑd hɑ /

Or Eid ul-Adha,

noun

1. a major festival of Islam, beginning on the tenth day of the last month of the calendar and lasting for four days, usually characterized by the sacrificing of a sheep, whose flesh is divided among relatives and friends in memory of the ransom of Ishmael with a ram.

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Etymology

Origin of Eid al-Adha

First recorded in 1730–40, Eid al-Adha is from Arabic ʿīd al-aḍḥā “festival of sacrifice”

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Eid al-Adha

That Mamdani melded Premier League and Eid al-Adha celebrations with a custom kurta begs one question - what will his celebrations look like if Arsenal win the Champions League?

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

The sweeping warning, the first of its kind since an April 17 ceasefire, came as many Lebanese tried to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Central to Eid al-Adha celebrations, which mark the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, is the sacrificing of a sheep.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

The streets were busy with shoppers who had broken their fasts ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

She feels dizzy every time she tries to get up and puts it down to the effect of fasting ahead of Eid al-Adha, when she's already very malnourished.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025