Eid al-Adha is based on the lunar cycle, meaning it falls on a different day each year. On August 31 marks the start of the most important celebration for millions of Muslims around the world, as devotees commence the annual Eid al-adha following the end of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
Traditionally, the festival lasts for four days but public holidays vary around the world - with Arab countries observing a nine-day public holiday.
In the Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha begins on the 10th day of the Dhu al-Hijjah lunar month, the actual date for the start of the Eid will depends on the actual moon sighting on Monday August 21, the 29th day of the previous month.
This year the celebration of the festival will be marked on the evening of thursday 31 August and end in the evening of Monday September 4.
Eid Al-Adha commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God then intervened, to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.
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