'id Al-adha

Also spelled  Eid al-Adha , also called  'Id al-Qurban  or  al-'Id al-Kabir (Major Festival) , Turkish  Kurban Bayram  the second of two great Muslim festivals, the other being 'Id al-Fitr. 'Id al-Adha marks the culmination of the hajj (pilgrimage) rites at Mina, Saudi Arabia, near Mecca, but is celebrated by Muslims throughout the world. As with 'Id al-Fitr, it is distinguished by the performance of communal prayer (salat) at daybreak on its first day. It begins on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic