Millions of Muslims across the globe — including in countries like India, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia and Pakistan — are celebrating Eid al-Adha, Islam’s most revered observance.
Known as the Feast of Sacrifice or “big Eid,” it is one of the two major religious festivals of Islam. The other, Eid al-Fitr, occurs at the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
Eid al-Adha marks the climax of the hajj, the sacred journey to Mecca undertaken by about two million Muslims each year.
It is one of the five pillars of Islam, and should be undertaken by every Muslim who can afford to do so.
Mosques around the country have revealed their official prayer times for the festival which is a bank holiday in Muslim countries.
Eid al-Adha which means 'feast of the sacrifice' - is celebrated just over two months after Eid al-Fitr, at the same time when many Muslims perform the Hajj pilgrimage.
Hajj is considered the fifth of the five major obligations of Muslims.
Islamic pilgrims are celebrating Hajj throughout the day by engaging in activities such as meeting parents and relatives and donating to the needy.
It means several days of celebrations such as in Manchester where thousands are expected to meet up as usual for the Eid in the Park which will be on June 28.
Festivals in Islam are based on the lunar calendar - which is around 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, which most people in the world use in their day-to-day life.
The Islamic calendar follows the 12-month lunar calendar which the dates of both Eids change each year, but Eid al-Adha is always a little over two months after Eid al-Fitr.
On both Eids, many Muslims will go to special prayers at their local mosque and have a day of celebrations with family and friends.
It usually begins the day after the sighting of the new crescent moon which marks the end of Ramadan and the onset of the month of Shawwal, the tenth of the Islamic Hijri calendar.
Many Muslims will attend Eid prayers at their mosque and it's a tradition to wear new clothes and on the way to the mosque, to eat something sweet, such as a date, and recite a short prayer, called a takbeer
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