EID AL-ADHA; Feast Great Bairam, which is meaning (Festival of Sacrifice) where commemorates Pilgrimage to Mecca "HAJJ", which each Muslim is expected to make it at least once in a lifetime, and commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham)’s willingness to obey God by sacrificing a sheep (ram) or cow in place of his son Ismail who is the forefather for Arabs and in the same time he is Ishaq (Isaac) brother. It is traditional for Moslem to slaughter a ram, sheep or a cow this depends on how rich they are, and share its meat with family, friends, neighbors, and the poor. So the family (household) will cut the ram or the cow for 3 parts. They eat about a third of the meal and donates the rest third for friends and neighbors and distribute last third among the poor.
So, mainly the target of this slaughter and this meal is sharing all people in same food. So peace and love between all people. So in Qur’an , we get that our prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham)’s was about to sacrifice his son when a voice from heaven stopped him and allowed him to sacrifice a ram instead. And that revealed his willingness to obey GOD’s order even by sacrificing his son, so he rewarded with the angel who put a sheep in the place of his son as he was preparing to sacrifice his son for ALLAH.
Great Qurban Bairam (EID ADHA) is a four days holiday starts by, fasting the eve of Adha which called Waqf el Arafat (when many Muslims make pilgrimages being over the hill of Arafat (sometimes called a mountain, but with a height of only 70 m), a site for prayers, where Muhammad is believed to have delivered his final sermon. "HAJJ" either for men and woman)., Which the day before the feast exactly 9th of month of Zu’i-Hejja the 12th month in Muslim lunar calendar,. Then you will find the first day at dawn all go to the mosque or congregation to pray EL EID prayers (Salat al-Eid) which attended by men, women and children and repeat Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. La illaha il Allah." God is Great. God is Great. There is no god but God. Afterwards neighbors, friends and relatives start greeting each other. The most common greeting is "Eid Mubarak" (Have a blessed Eid). Children are normally given gifts or amount of money from their grown up family members and relatives, also wear new clothes to wear throughout the Eid . Also, women (mothers, wives, sisters and daughters) are given special gifts or sum of money by their loved ones.
Every family having a sheep slaughtered according to Qoranic law a sheep, goat, ram or cow, which, traditionally, is brought to the home, fed and cared for carefully and introduced to the children for whom it will give its life. As the sheep was taken in place of Abraham’s son, these animals are symbolic of man’s obedience to God’s will. They not only eat the meat themselves but distribute it amongst their neighbors, relatives, the poor and hungry. As they donate the third to the poor (often by taking generous portion of the meat to a local mosque for distribution), one third is to go to friends, and one third to go to the family. Then the young families visit the grandparents and relatives then they all gather at the eldest of the family and have lunch. The remaining three days, usually you are invited to lunch at uncles, aunts, or friends. We have a holiday, for 4 days starting by the Eva of Adha till the third day. It is an official holiday for universities and government offices, some stores and restaurants.
