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Pigeons fly past as Muslims gather to offer Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice, by sacrificing animals to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Muslims around the globe this week will celebrate Eid al-Adha in the age of social distancing. 

Eid al-Adha is Arabic for “festival of sacrifice” and is the second of two major Muslim holidays (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It is the holiday that marks the end of the hajj season, or pilgrimage season, said Omid Safi, professor of Islamic studies at Duke University.   

Eid al-Adha is – under usual circumstances – a joyous holiday and an opportunity for Muslim families and communities to gather for prayers and feasts.

Eid is a three-day celebration in Muslim-majority countries. In the United States, most observe just one day.

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During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 16 million people worldwide, celebrations might look a bit different. 

Here’s what to know about Eid al-Adha: 

Muslims pray at the central mosque of Bamako during the muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Aug. 21, 2018.

The meaning of ‘al-Adha’

“Al-Adha” refers to sacrifice, specifically the “one in which Abraham was asked – as a test – by God to sacrifice his son, only to have God intervene and substitute a ram (or lamb) instead,” Safi said. 

The sacrifice as depicted in the Quran (the Islamic holy text) has similarities to what’s in the Bible, though in the Quran, Abraham is asked by God to sacrifice his son Ishmael, not Isaac.

In present-day, animals, typically goats, lambs or cows, are still sacrificed to mark the occasion. The meat from the animals sacrificed is shared with the community and food banks areas where there are impoverished or food-insecure Muslims, said Anna Bigelow, associate professor of religious studies at Stanford University.

A farmer prepares tea in front of his goat stall at a cattle market set to buy sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha Muslim festival or the 'Festival of sacrifice' in Lahore on July 26, 2020.  Eid al-Adha, feast of the sacrifice, marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.

Safi said for many poor Muslims, Eid al-Adha marks an occasion where they receive meat. 

He added, “Since the notion of sacrifice initially referred to sacrificing that which is precious (thus the test of offering one’s child to God), there is a longstanding Muslim tradition of taking the sacrifice at the symbolic level, implying that the real sacrifice is not the killing of an animal, but rather sacrificing one’s own egoistical desires.”

How is Eid al-Adha celebrated? 

This year, Eid al-Adha will be observed starting the evening of July 30 and ending August 3. 

How Eid al-Adha is observed depends on where it is being celebrated, Bigelow said. 

“For a lot of Muslims in the U.S., this may not mean sacrificing an animal themselves,” Bigelow said. “Most American Muslims will sponsor the sacrifice to occur elsewhere. The meat and other products of the death of the animal are then dedicated to charitable purposes.”

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In other areas, a family may actually take in an animal and perform the sacrifice themselves in a place where it’s possible to do so hygienically. 

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“In locals where the sacrifice occurs, people gather, they have meals together, they often exchange the meat among their households and neighbors and family. In some cultures, they’ll divide it in particular portions around the neighborhood.” 

There’s also a special prayer held the morning of Eid. 

Will it be different amid coronavirus? 

Eid al-Adha comes at the end of the hajj season, and this year Saudi Arabia suspended travel to Mecca amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Muslims worldwide mark the end of the season with Eid al-Adha. 

“There’s that monumental moment when as many Muslims as possible – sometimes up to 3 million – will travel to and perform the pilgrimage in the present-day kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” Bigelow said. 

Bigelow said many gatherings will take place online this year, a far cry from an events where entire communities would gather in places like football stadiums. In 2018, US Bank Stadium in Minnesota – home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings – held “Super Eid,” which drew 30,000 people, according to the Star Tribune of Minneapolis. 

Muslim worshippers kneel in prayer at the US Bank Stadium during celebrations for Eid al-Adha on August 21, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - The US Bank Stadium, home of the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings, is hosting thousands for the event that organizers are calling Super Eid.  The holiday, one of the holiest of the year for Muslims, honors the Prophet Ibrahim, also known as Abraham in Judaism and Christianity, and comes at the end of annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Kerem Yucel / AFP)

In Muslim-minority communities, celebrations like Eid al-Adha are “essential” for community building, Bigelow said. She compared scaled back celebrations to changes during Easter – the Christian holiday was drastically impacted by the pandemic. 

“For Muslim Americans, there’s a particular sadness around not being able, for the most part, to have the same kinds of gatherings they would have celebrated and enjoyed.” 

Everything is a bit “up in the air” in terms of celebration this year, Safi said. Some on social media are donating to causes in lieu of traditional sacrifices, he said. 

How is it different from Eid al-Fitr? 

Eid al-Fitr, which is Arabic for “festival of the breaking of the fast,” marks the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is the first of the two Eids. 

And Eid Mubarak? 

That’s not a festival, but a greeting. It means, “Have a blessed Eid.” 

Contributing: Fatima Farha, USA TODAY



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