Eid al-Adha in 2011 is on Sunday, the 6th of November.
Eid al-Adha begins at sunset on Sunday, 6 November 2011, and ends at sunset on Monday, 7 November 2011.
Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, will likely fall on Nov. 6, 2011 in the United States. One of two feast festivals celebrated by Muslims, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of the Islamic calendar's last month, Dhu al-Hijjah. Eid al-Adha concludes the annual pilgrimage to Mecca known as the Hajj. Determining the exact date of Eid al-Adha, is a point of contention and some wait for an official announcement from the authorities in Mecca.
The festival commemorates Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael and Ishmael's consent to being sacrificed. Today, it is is marked by slaughtering animals to feed the poor. Coming at the end of the Hajj, a journey of dedication and purification, Eid al-Adha is understood as an opportunity for second chances.Based on sightability in North America, in 2011 Eid al-Adha will start in North America a day later - on Monday, the 7th of November.
Note that in the Muslim calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Muslims will celebrate Eid al [...]
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