<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Eid al - Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‎, translit . ʿīd al - ʾaḍḥā, lit .' Feast of the Sacrifice', (ʕiːd ælˈʔɑdʕħæː)), also called the "Festival of Sacrifice", is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al - Fitr), and considered the holier of the two . It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God's command . Before Abraham sacrificed his son, God provided a male goat to sacrifice instead . In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed and divided into three parts: one third of the share is given to the poor and needy; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is retained by the family . </P> <P> In the Islamic lunar calendar, Eid al - Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al - Hijjah . In the international (Gregorian) calendar, the dates vary from year to year drifting approximately 11 days earlier each year. Eid al - Adha is the latter of the two Eid holidays, the former being Eid al - Fitr . The word "Eid" appears once in Al - Ma'ida, the fifth sura of the Quran, with the meaning "solemn festival". </P> <P> Eid al - Adha has had other names outside the Muslim world . The name is often simply translated into the local language, such as English Feast of the Sacrifice, German Opferfest, Dutch Offerfeest, Romanian Sărbătoarea Sacrificiului, and Hungarian Áldozati ünnep . In Spanish it is known as Fiesta del Cordero or Fiesta del Borrego (both meaning "festival of the lamb"). It is also known as Id ul Baqarah in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East, as Eid è Qurbon in Iran, Kurban Bayramı ("the Holiday of Sacrifice") in Turkey, Baqarah Eid in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Trinidad, Eid el - Kebir in Morocco, Tfaska Tamoqqart in the Berber language of Jerba, Iduladha or Qurban in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, Qurbani Eid in Bangladesh, Bakri Idh ("Goat Eid") in parts of Pakistan and India and Tabaski or Tobaski in Senegal and West Africa (most probably borrowed from the Serer language--an ancient Serer religious festival). </P>

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