On Eid al-Adha or Eid ul-Adha, Muslims commemorate an act of obedience told in the Quran. When is Eid, and how do people celebrate?
This photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows the scene of a cattle farm in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nearly 13 million sacrificial animals have been prepared for the upcoming Eid al-Adha festival in Bangladesh. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua) A man works at a cattle farm in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May...
The giving of charity in the form of money, food or clothes to the homeless or poor is another key tradition of Eid al Adha. Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh The holy festival is also known as 'Kurbanir Eid' or 'Bakri Eid' in Bangladesh. Nearly a month before the festival begins, preparatio...
Passengers are seen on the platform of a railway station on trips back to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on June 12, 2024. With Eid al-Adha just around the corner, millions of Bangladeshis are packing bus and train stations, and airports as they head to the...
Eid ul Fitr translates as “Festival of Breaking the Fast.” It is sometimes referred to as the“lesser Eid”or “smaller Eid,” whereasEid ul Adhais called the “greater” or “big Eid.” When Is Eid? Eid ul Fitr falls on thefirst day ofShawwal, the 10th month of theIslamic calend...
9 (Xinhua) -- With less than a week left for Eid al-Adha, one of the two biggest Muslims' religious festivals, cattle markets in the Bangladesh capital have gained momentum with buyers and a large number of sacrificial animals. Bangladesh will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Sept. 13. A large...
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People wait in line to buy train tickets ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festival at Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 4, 2013. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honors Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then...
People wait in line to buy train tickets ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festival at Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 4, 2013. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honors Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then...
People wait in line to buy train tickets ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festival at Kamlapur Railway Station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 4, 2013. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, honors Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael on the order of God, who according to tradition then...