Thursday, November 5, 2020

Eid Al-Adha, "The Festival Of Sacrifice," In Canada 2021 - 2022



Eid al-Adha in Canada

Eid Al-Adha, also known as _Festival of Sacrifice, is an Islamic festival celebrated worldwide every year. The history of this festival goes back to the willingness of prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah's (God) command. But, before prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) could sacrifice his son, Allah (God) provided him a lamb to sacrifice instead. 

To commemorate this incident, Muslims in Canada, as well as all over the world, scrifice an animal (usually it is a sheep) and divided into three parts: 1/3 of the share is given to the poor and needy people, 1/3 is for personal consume, and the last 1/3 is given to relatives as a gift.


For Canadian Muslims in Canada

Eid al-Adha in 2021 is on Monday, July, 19th.
Eid al-Adha in 2022 will move back, approximately, 11 days to be on Saturday, July, 9th.

In the Muslim calander, a holiday always begins on the sunset of the previous day, so Muslims in Canada as well as all over the world, will celebrate Eid Al-Adha on the sunset of Sunday, July 18th.

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