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Eid al-Adha for the year 2020 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of Thursday, July 30th ending at sundown on Friday, July 31st.

Eid al-Adha is held around the 10th to the 13th days of the Islamic month of Dhu-al-Hijjah and commemorates Ibrahim's sacrifice of his son to God. Eid-al-Adha also called as Eid Qurban is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year and considered the holier of the two.

It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God's command. But before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, God provided a lamb to sacrifice instead. The purpose of sacrifice in Eid-al-Adha is all about sacrificing something devotees love the most to show their devotion to Allah. The celebration has a clear message of devotion, kindness and equality.