Eid Al-Adha - Wikipedia

Islamic holiday For the Eid after Ramadan, see Eid al-Fitr. For other uses, see Eid (disambiguation).
Eid al-Adha
Clockwise from top: Bayram Namazı in Istanbul; Qurbani on Egyptian market; Muslim children receiving Eidi; Eid prayer in Albania; Moroccan sheep prepared for sacrifice; Feast in Ahvaz, Iran
Also calledThe Major Festival
Observed byMuslims
TypeIslamic
Significance
  • Commemoration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God's command
  • End of the annual Hajj in Mecca for pilgrims
CelebrationsEid prayers, sacrificing animals, gift-giving (Eidi), festive meals, family and social gatherings, symbolic decoration, charity
Date10–13 Dhu al-Hijjah
2025 date6 June – 9 June (West Asia, Europe, North America)7 June – 10 June (North Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia)[1]
2026 date27 May – 30 May
Duration4 days
Related toHajj, Eid al-Fitr
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Eid al-Adha[a] (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized: ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, lit. 'Feast of the Sacrifice') is the second of the two main festivals in Islam, alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar.[2] Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the three following days, known as the Tashreeq days.

Eid al-Adha, depending on country and language is also called the Greater or Large Eid (Arabic: العيد الكبير, romanized: al-ʿĪd al-Kabīr).[3] As with Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on the morning of Eid al-Adha, after which the udhiyah or the ritual sacrifice of a livestock animal, is performed. In Islamic tradition, it honours the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God's command. Depending on the narrative, either Ishmael or Isaac are referred to with the honorific title "Sacrifice of God".[4] Pilgrims performing the Hajj typically perform the tawaf and saee of Hajj on Eid al-Adha, along with the ritual stoning of the Devil on the Eid day and the following days.

Etymology

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The Arabic word عيد (ʿīd) means 'festival', 'celebration', 'feast day', or 'holiday'. The word عيد is a triliteral root (ʕ-y-d), with associated root meanings of "to go back, to rescind, to accrue, to be accustomed, habits, to repeat, to be experienced; appointed time or place, anniversary, feast day".[5][6] Arthur Jeffery contested this etymology, and believed the term to have been borrowed into Arabic from Syriac, or less likely Targumic Aramaic.[7]

The holiday is called عيد الأضحى (Eid-al-Adha) or العيد الكبير (Eid-al-Kabir) in Arabic.[8] The words أضحى (aḍḥā) and قربان (qurbān) are synonymous in meaning 'sacrifice' (animal sacrifice), 'offering' or 'oblation'. The first word comes from the triliteral root ضحى (ḍaḥḥā) with the associated meanings "immolate; offer up; sacrifice; victimize".[9] No occurrence of this root with a meaning related to sacrifice occurs in the Qur'an[5] but in the Hadith literature. Assyrians and other Middle Eastern Christians use the term to mean the Eucharistic host. The second word derives from the triliteral root ‏‏قرب‎‎ (qaraba) with associated meanings of "closeness, proximity... to moderate; kinship...; to hurry; ...to seek, to seek water sources...; scabbard, sheath; small boat; sacrifice".[6] Arthur Jeffery recognizes the same Semitic root, but believes the sense of the term to have entered Arabic through Aramaic.[7]

Eid al-Adha is pronounced Eid al-Azha and Eidul Azha, primarily in Iran and influenced by the Persian language, in the Indian subcontinent.[10]

Origin

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According to Islamic tradition, one of the main trials of Abraham's life was to receive and obey the command of God to slaughter his beloved son, Ishmael. According to the narrative, Abraham kept having dreams that he was sacrificing his son. Abraham knew that this was a command from God. He told his son, as stated in the Quran,

O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. he replied, O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.

— Surah As-Saaffat 37:102

Abraham prepared to submit to the will of God and to slaughter his son as an act of faith and obedience to God.[11][12] During the preparation, Iblis (Satan) tempted Abraham and his family by trying to dissuade them from carrying out God's commandment, and Abraham drove Iblis away by throwing pebbles at him. In commemoration of their rejection of Iblis, stones are thrown during Hajj rites at symbolic pillars, symbolising the place at which Iblis tried to dissuade Abraham.[13]

Acknowledging that Abraham was willing to sacrifice what was dear to him, God honoured both Abraham and his son. The Angel Gabriel (Jibreel) proclaimed, "O Ibrahim, you have fulfilled the revelations," and a ram from heaven was offered by Angel Gabriel to prophet Abraham to slaughter instead of his son. Many Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha to commemorate both the devotion of Abraham and the survival of his son Ishmael.[14][15][16]

This story is known as the Akedah in Judaism (Binding of Isaac) and originates in the Torah,[17] in the first book of Moses (Genesis, Ch. 22). The Akedah is referred to in the Quran in its 37th surah, As-Saaffat.[18]

The word "Eid" appears once in Al-Ma'ida, the fifth surah of the Quran, with the meaning "a festival or a feast".[19]

Observances

[edit] See also: Salah § Friday and Eid prayers, Eid cuisine, and Eidi (gift)
Eid prayer at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan

When preceding Eid al-Adha and during the Eid and Tashreeq days, Muslims recite the takbir.[20][21] Like on Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on Eid al-Adha any time after sunrise and before the Zuhr prayer. In the event of a force majeure, the prayer may be delayed to the day after or the second day after Eid.[22] The Eid prayer is followed by a khutbah (sermon).[23] At the conclusion of the prayers and sermon, Muslims embrace and exchange gifts and greetings with one another, such as the phrase Eid Mubarak. Many Muslims also take this opportunity to invite their friends, neighbours and colleagues to the festivities to better acquaint them about Islam and Muslim culture.[24]

Arabic calligraphic fragment dated to the early 18th century displaying blessings for Eid al-Adha

Udhiyah

[edit] Main article: Qurban (Islamic ritual sacrifice)

After the Eid prayer, udhiyah, or the ritual sacrifice of cattle, is performed. Muslims who can afford it sacrifice halal cattle, usually a camel, goat, sheep, or ram, as a symbol of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his only son.[25][26] The animals have to meet certain age and quality standards to be considered for sacrifice.[27] The meat from the sacrificed animal is generally divided into three parts: the family performing the udhiyah retains a third; while the remainder is equally divided between friends and relatives, and the poor.[25]

The tradition for Eid al-Adha involves slaughtering an animal and sharing the meat in three equal parts – for family, for relatives and friends, and for poor people. The goal is to make sure every Muslim gets to eat meat.[28][29] However, there is a dissent among Muslim scholars regarding the obligatory nature of this sacrifice. While some scholars, such as Al-Kasani, categorise the sacrifice as obligatory (wāǧib), others regard it only as an "established custom" (sunna mu'akkada).[30] Alternatives such as charitable donations or fasting have been suggested to be permissible by several fuqaha.[31]

Ma'amoul, a traditional Eid cookie in parts of the Muslim world

Muslims are expected to dress in their finest clothing to perform Eid prayer in a large congregation in an open waqf ("stopping") field called Eidgah or mosque. Cuisine traditionally associated with Eid al-Adha includes ma'amoul and samosas.[22]

Cattle market for Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Traditions around the world

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Bangladesh

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National Eidgah's entrance decorated for Eid Prayer
Garlands for decorating the animals of Qurbani

Eid Ul Adha is commonly known as Korbanir Eid (Bengali: কোরবানির ঈদ) among Bengalis, which means the festival of Qurbani (sacrifice). Bangladesh sacrifices most animals per year during Eid Al Adha, estimates indicate about 13 million animals are sacrificed each year.[32][better source needed] Starting from the first day of Dhul-Hijjah, temporary cattle markets, known as haat begin to appear across Bangladesh. The animals are traditionally decorated with garlands.[33] Many working people in Dhaka, goes back to their hometowns to celebrate. Traditional Bengali meat dishes like Kala bhuna, Chui Jhal, Khasir Rezala and Qorma are eaten with pulao or rotis, traditionally made of rice flours, or pithas like chitoi and soi pitha. In Sylhet, Nunor Bora and Handesh are traditionally served as snacks during tea times or addas.[34]

Pakistan

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Around the world, different traditions are followed on Eid al-Adha. In Pakistan applying henna is a famous tradition amongst women. In Pakistan, children receive Eidi which is money and gifts given from elders.[citation needed]

Middle East

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In the Middle East, traditional sweets are made.[citation needed]

Africa

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In African nations, gifts are given among friends and family is invited to feasts. While the cultures are different, the key values of celebration remain the same. Those values are giving, feasts, family, and grant celebrations.[35][36][37]

In the Gregorian calendar

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Conversion of Hijri years 1343 to 1500 to the Gregorian calendar, with first days of al-Muharram (brown), Ramadan (grey) and Shawwal (black) bolded, and Eid al-Adha dotted – in the SVG file, hover over a spot to show its dates and a line to show the month

While Eid al-Adha is always on the same day of the Islamic calendar, the date on the Gregorian calendar varies from year to year as the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar is a solar calendar. The lunar calendar is approximately eleven days shorter than the solar calendar.[38][b] Each year, Eid al-Adha (like other Islamic holidays) falls on one of about two to four Gregorian dates in parts of the world, because the boundary of crescent visibility is different from the International Date Line.[39]

The following list shows the official dates of Eid al-Adha for Saudi Arabia as announced by the Supreme Judicial Council. Future dates are estimated according to the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia.[40] The Umm al-Qura calendar is just a guide for planning purposes and not the absolute determinant or fixer of dates. Confirmations of actual dates by moon sighting are applied on the 29th day of the lunar month prior to Dhu al-Hijja[41] to announce the specific dates for both Hajj rituals and the subsequent Eid festival. The three days after the listed date are also part of the festival. The time before the listed date the pilgrims visit Mount Arafat and descend from it after sunrise of the listed day.[citation needed]

In many countries, the start of any lunar Hijri month varies based on the observation of the new moon by local religious authorities, so the exact day of celebration varies by locality.

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ /ˌdəlˈɑːdə,-ˈɑːdhɑː/ EED əl AH-də, -⁠ AHD-hah; Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized: ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, IPA: [ʕiːdalˈʔadˤħaː].
  2. ^ Because the Hijri year differs by about 11 days from the AD year, Eid al-Adha can occur twice a year, in the year 1029, 1062, 1094, 1127, 1159, 1192, 1224, 1257, 1290, 1322, 1355, 1387, 1420, 1452, 1485, 1518, 1550, 1583, 1615, 1648, 1681, 1713, 1746, 1778, 1811, 1844, 1876, 1909, 1941, 1974, 2007, 2039, 2072, 2104, 2137, 2169, 2202, 2235, 2267 and 2300 (will continue to occur every 32 or 33 years).

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  • Noah
  • Salman the Persian
Relationship with other religions
  • Christianity and Druze
    • Maronite-Druze dualism
  • Islam and Druze
  • Judaism and Druze
    • Druze Zionism
Druze communities
  • Syrian Druze
  • Lebanese Druze
  • Israeli Druze
  • Jordanian Druze
  • Druze diaspora
Other features
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  • Amin Tarif
  • Druze Arabic dialect
  • Druze cuisine
  • Jumblatt family
  • List of Druze
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Algeria Holidays, observances, and celebrations in Algeria
January
  • New Year's Day (1)
  • Yennayer (12)
February
  • Valentine's Day (14)
  • Tafsut (28)
March
  • International Women's Day (8)
  • Victory Day (19)
  • World Water Day (22)
  • Maghrebi Blood Donation Day (30)
  • Spring vacation (2 last weeks)
April
  • April Fools' Day (1)
  • Knowledge Day (16)
  • Berber Spring (20)
  • Earth Day (22)
  • Election Day (Thursday)
May
  • International Workers' Day (1)
  • World Press Freedom Day (3)
  • Mother's Day (last Sunday)
June–July–August
  • Summer vacation (varies)
June
  • Children's Day (1)
  • Father's Day (21)
July
  • Independence Day (5)
September
  • International Day of Peace (21)
October
  • International Day of Non-Violence (2)
  • Halloween (31)
November
  • Revolution Day (1)
December
  • Christmas Eve (24)
  • Christmas (25)
  • New Year's Eve (31)
  • Winter vacation (2 last weeks)
Varies (year round)
  • Hijri New Year's Day (Muharram 1)
  • Ashura (Muharram 10)
    • Ashura in Algeria
  • Mawlid (Rabi' al-Awwal 12)
    • Mawlid in Algeria
  • Ramadan (Ramadan 1)
  • Laylat al-Qadr (Ramadan 27)
  • Eid al-Fitr (Shawwal 1)
  • Day of Arafah (Dhu al-Hijjah 9)
  • Eid al-Adha (Dhu al-Hijjah 10)
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Azerbaijan Public holidays in Azerbaijan
  • New Year's Day (1–2 January)
  • Day of Nationwide Sorrow (20 January)
  • Khojaly massacre commemoration day (26 February)
  • International Women's Day (8 March)
  • Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis (31 March)
  • Victory Day over Fascism (9 May)
  • Independence Day (28 May)
  • National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis (15 June)
  • Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan (26 June)
  • Remembrance Day (27 September)
  • Day of Restoration of Independence (18 October)
  • Victory Day (8 November)
  • State Flag Day (9 November)
  • Constitution Day (12 November)
  • National Revival Day (17 November)
  • International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (31 December)
  • Novruz (variable)
  • Ramadan Feast (variable)
  • Sacrifice Feast (variable)
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Bangladesh Days of importance to Bangladesh
National holidays
  • Bangabandhu's birthday
  • Independence Day
  • Mourning Day
  • Victory Day
Central holidays
  • Independence Day
  • Buddha's Birthday
  • Christmas
  • Eid ul-Fitr
  • Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
  • Muharram
  • Prophet Mohammad's Birthday
Bank holidays
  • Bank's Holiday
  • Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
  • Moharram
  • Christmas
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India Public holidays in India
National holidays
  • Republic Day
  • Independence Day
  • Gandhi Jayanti
Central holidays
  • Buddha Purnima
  • Christmas
  • Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
  • Diwali
  • Good Friday
  • Guru Nanak's Birthday
  • Eid ul-Fitr
  • Eid-ul Zuha
  • Mahavir Jayanti
  • Muharram
  • Prophet Mohammad's Birthday
State holidays(differ by states)
Harvest festival
  • Bhogi
  • Chapchar Kut
  • Kati Bihu
  • Lohri
  • Magh Bihu
  • Maghi
  • Makar Sankranti
  • Onam
  • Pongal
    • Kaanum Pongal
    • Mattu Pongal
  • Thiruvonam
  • Wangala
New year's days
  • Bohag Bihu
  • Cheiraoba
  • Gudi Padwa
  • Losoong
  • Losar
  • Nauroz
  • New Year's Day
  • New Year's Eve
  • Pana Sankranti
  • Parsi New Year Day
  • Pohela Boishakh
  • Puthandu
  • Sajibu Nongma Panba
  • Sarhul
  • Ugadi
  • Vaisakhi
  • Vishu
  • Vikram Samvant
State days
  • Arunachal Pradesh Statehood Day
  • Asom Day
  • Bihar Day
  • Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava
  • Goa Liberation Day
  • Gujarat Day
  • Haryana Day
  • Himachal Day
  • Jammu and Kashmir Accession day
  • Kannada Rajyothsava
  • Maharashtra Day
  • Mizoram State Day
  • Nagaland State Inauguration Day
  • Odisha Day
  • Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day
  • Puducherry Liberation Day
  • Sikkim State Day
  • Telangana Formation Day
Birth and anniversary days
  • Ambedkar Jayanti
  • Babu Jag Jivan Ram's Birthday
  • Basava Jayanti
  • Bhanu Jayanti
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
  • Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
  • Guru Ravidass Jayanti
  • Heroes' Martyrdom Day
  • Janmotsav
  • Kabir Jayanti
  • Kanakadasa Jayanthi
  • Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti
  • Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti
  • Maharaja Hari Singh Ji's Birthday
  • Maharana Pratap Jayanti
  • Martyrs' Day
  • Netaji's Birthday
  • Pa Togan Sangma
  • Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
  • Ramdev Jayanti
  • Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti
  • Shaheedi Diwas
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday
  • Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
  • Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi
  • Swami Vivekananda's Birthday
  • Thiruvalluvar Day
  • U Soso Tham Death Anniversary
  • U Kiang Nangbah
  • U Tirot Sing Day
Religious festivals
Hindu
  • Akshaya Tritiya
  • Ayudha Puja
  • Bathukamma
  • Bhai Dooj
  • Bonalu
  • Chhath
  • Egas Bagwal
  • Dol Jatra
  • Durga Puja
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Garia Puja
  • Ghatasthapana
  • Govardhan Puja
  • Hanuman Jayanti
  • Hartalika Teej
  • Haryali Teej
  • Holi
  • Holika Dahan
  • Jhulan Purnima
  • Kali Puja
  • Kartika Purnima
  • Ker Puja
  • Kharchi Puja
  • Krishna Janmashtami
  • Lakshmi Puja
  • Maha Ashtami
  • Maha Navami
  • Maha Saptami
  • Maha Shivaratri
  • Mahalaya
  • Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti
  • Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
  • Nag Panchami
  • Navratri
  • Raja Parba
  • Raksha Bandhan
  • Ram Navami
  • Rath Jatra
  • Ratha Saptami
  • Rahasa Purnima
  • Teja Dashmi
  • Thaipusam
  • Vasant Panchami
  • Vishwakarma day
Buddhist
  • Dosmoche
  • Drupka Teshi
  • Lhabab Duchen
  • Pang-Lhabsol
Muslim
  • Chehlum
  • Jumat-ul-Vida
  • Mohm Hajarat Ali
  • Shab-I-Qadr
Christian
  • Easter
  • Feast of St. Francis Xavier
  • Missionary Day
Sikh
  • Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
  • Guru Hargobind Ji's birthday
  • Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
  • Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day
  • Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day
Jain
  • Samvatsari
Indigeneous
  • Behdienkhlam
  • Indigenous Faith Day
  • Gaan-Ngai
  • Imoinu Iratpa
  • Indrajatra
  • Lui Ngai Ni
  • Me-Dam-Me-Phi
  • Ningol Chakouba
  • Nuakhai
  • Tendong Lho Rumfaat
  • Yaosang
Others
  • May Day
  • MHIP day
  • Remna Ni
  • Panchayatiraj Divas
  • Patriot's day
  • Seng Kut Snem
  • YMA Day
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Indonesia Public holidays in Indonesia
National holidays
  • Joint holiday
  • Independence Day
  • Labour Day
  • New Year's Day
  • Pancasila Day
Religious holidays
  • Ascension Day
  • Chinese New Year
  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Good Friday
  • Islamic New Year
  • Isra' and Mi'raj
  • Mawlid
  • Nyepi
  • Vesak
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Malaysia Public holidays in Malaysia
National holidays
  • Chinese New Year
  • Labour Day
  • Wesak Day
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Islamic New Year
  • Merdeka Day
  • Muharram
  • Agong's Birthday
  • Malaysia Day
  • Muhammad's Birthday
  • Christmas
State holidays(differ by states)
  • New Year's Day
  • Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sembilan's Birthday
  • Sultan of Kedah's Birthday
  • Thaipusam
  • Federal Territory Day
  • Anniversary of Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu
  • Sultan of Johor's Birthday
  • Isra and Mi'raj
  • Declaration of Malacca City as Historical City
  • Good Friday
  • Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday
  • First Day of Ramadan
  • Day of Nuzul Al-Quran
  • Tadau Kaamatan
  • Gawai Dayak
  • Declaration of George Town as World Heritage Site
  • Penang State Governor's Birthday
  • Raja of Perlis's Birthday
  • Sarawak Day
  • Hol Day of Sultan Iskandar of Johor
  • Sabah State Governor's Birthday
  • Malacca State Governor's Birthday
  • Sarawak State Governor's Birthday
  • Sultan of Pahang's Birthday
  • Deepavali
  • Sultan of Perak's Birthday
  • Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday
  • Sultan of Selangor's Birthday
  • Christmas Eve
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Maldives Public holidays in the Maldives
January
  • New Year's Day (1)
May
  • Labour Day (1)
July
  • Minivan Dhuvas (26-27)
November
  • Nasruge Dhuvas (3)
  • Jumhooree Dhuvas (11)
Varies (year round)
  • Islamic New Year (1 Muharram)
  • Qaumee Dhuvas (1 Rabi' al-Awwal)
  • Mawlid (12 Rabi' al-Awwal)
  • The Day Maldives Embraced Islam (2 Rabi' al-Thani)
  • Ramadan (1 Ramadan)
  • Kuda Eid (1-3 Shawwal)
  • Hajju Dhuvas (9 Dhu al-Hijjah)
  • Bodu Eid (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah)
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Public holidays in Myanmar
National holidays
  • New Year's Day
  • Independence Day
  • Union Day
  • Peasants' Day
  • Full Moon Day of Tabaung
  • Armed Forces Day
  • Thingyan
  • Labour Day
  • Full Moon Day of Kason
  • Martyrs' Day
  • Full Moon Day of Kason
  • Full Moon Day of Thadingyut
  • Full Moon Day of Tazaungmon
  • National Day
  • Christmas
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Diwali
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Pakistan Public holidays in Pakistan
  • Kashmir Solidarity Day
  • Pakistan Day
  • Labour Day
  • Youm-e-Marka-e-Haq
  • Youm-e-Takbir
  • Independence Day
  • Quaid-e-Azam Day
  • Eid ul-Adha
  • Eid-ul-Fitr
  • Eid Milad-un-Nabi
  • Youm-e-Difa
  • Eid-e-Milad an-Nabi
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Philippines Public holidays in the Philippines
Regular holidays
  • New Year's Day
  • Maundy Thursday
  • Good Friday
  • Day of Valor
  • Labor Day
  • Independence Day
  • Eid'l Fitr
  • National Heroes Day
  • Eid'l Adha
  • Bonifacio Day
  • Christmas
  • Rizal Day
Special non-working days
  • Chinese New Year
  • EDSA Revolution Anniversary
  • Black Saturday
  • Ninoy Aquino Day
  • All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day
  • Feast of the Immaculate Conception
  • Christmas Eve
  • Last day of the year
  • Italicized: Movable holiday
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Singapore Public holidays in Singapore
National holidays (fixed)
  • New Year's Day (1 January)
  • Labour Day (1 May)
  • National Day (9 August)
  • Christmas Day (25 December)
National holidays (moveable)
  • Chinese New Year (2 days)
  • Good Friday
  • Vesak Day
  • Hari Raya Puasa
  • Hari Raya Haji
  • Deepavali
Removed holidays
  • Thaipusam
  • Easter Monday
  • Holy Saturday
  • Boxing Day
  • Birthday of Prophet Mohamed
  • Second day of Hari Raya Puasa
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Public holidays in Sri Lanka
Jan–Mar
  • Thai Pongal
  • Duruthu Poya Day
  • Independence Day
  • Navam Poya Day
  • Maha Shivratri
  • Madin Poya Day
Apr–Jun
  • Sinhala and Tamil New Year Day eve
  • Sinhalese New Year/Tamil New Year
  • Bak Poya Day
  • Good Friday
  • May Day
  • Vesak Poya Day
  • Day following Vesak Poya Day
  • Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
  • Poson
Jul–Sep
  • Esala Poya Day
  • Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
  • Nikini Poya Day
  • Binara Poya Day
Oct–Dec
  • Vap Poya Day
  • Deepavali Festival Day
  • Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet’s Birthday)
  • Ill Poya Day
  • Unduvap Poya Day
  • Christmas Day
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Thailand Public holidays in Thailand
National holidays
  • New Year's Day
  • Magha Puja
  • Chakri Memorial Day
  • Songkran
  • Labour Day
  • Royal Ploughing Ceremony and Farmer's Day
  • Vesak
  • King Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
  • Asalha Puja
  • Vassa
  • Queen Sirikit's Birthday
  • King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Memorial Day
  • King Chulalongkorn Day
  • King Bhumibol Adulyadej's Birthday
  • Constitution Day
  • New Year's Eve
Region-based holidays
  • Chinese New Year
  • Eid al-Fitr
  • Eid al-Adha
  • Christmas
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Turkey Public holidays in Turkey
Current
  • New Year's Day (1 January)
  • National Sovereignty and Children's Day (23 April)
  • Labour and Solidarity Day (1 May)
  • Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (19 May)
  • Democracy and National Unity Day (15 July)
  • Victory Day (30 August)
  • Republic Day (29 October)
  • Ramadan Feast (variable)
  • Sacrifice Feast (variable)
Former
  • Freedom and Constitution Day (27 May)
  • İyd-i Millî (23 July)
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Holidays, observances, and celebrations in the United States
January
  • New Year's Day (federal)
  • Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (federal)
  • Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos (PR)
  • Confederate Heroes Day (TX)
  • Eve of Three Kings' Day (PR, religious)
  • Feast of Epiphany / Feast of Theophany (religious)
  • Fred Korematsu Day (AZ, CA, FL, HI, VA)
  • Idaho Human Rights Day (ID)
  • Inauguration Day (federal quadrennial)
  • Kansas Day (KS)
  • Makar Sankranti / Pongal (religious)
  • Robert E. Lee Day (FL)
  • Stephen Foster Memorial Day (36)
  • The Eighth (LA)
  • Three Kings' Day (PR, VI, religious)
  • World Religion Day (religious)
January–February
  • Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year (NY, cultural, religious)
  • Vasant Panchami (religious)
  • FebruaryAmerican Heart MonthBlack History Month
    • Washington's Birthday (federal)
    • Valentine's Day
    • Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín (PR)
    • Candlemas (religious)
    • Charles Darwin Day / Darwin Day (CA, DE)
    • Day of Remembrance (CA, OR, WA, cultural)
    • Georgia Day (GA)
    • Groundhog Day
    • Imbolc (religious)
    • Lincoln's Birthday (CA, CT, IL, IN, MO, NY, WV)
    • National Girls and Women in Sports Day
    • National Freedom Day (36)
    • Nirvana Day (religious)
    • Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple (religious)
    • Promised Reformer Day (religious)
    • Ronald Reagan Day (CA)
    • Rosa Parks Day (CA, MO)
    • Saviours' Day (religious)
    • Susan B. Anthony Day (CA, FL, NY, WI, WV, proposed federal)
    • Tu B’shvat (religious)
    February–March
  • Mardi Gras
    • Ash Wednesday (PR, religious)
    • Carnival (PR, VI, religious)
    • Clean Monday (religious)
    • Courir de Mardi Gras (religious)
    • Intercalary Days (religious)
    • Mahashivaratri (religious)
    • Purim (religious)
    • Shrove Tuesday (religious)
    • Super Tuesday
    MarchIrish-American Heritage MonthColon Cancer Awareness MonthWomen's History Month
  • Saint Patrick's Day (ethnic)
  • Spring break (week)
    • Annunciation of the Virgin Mary / Annunciation of the Theotokos (religious)
    • Casimir Pulaski Day (IL)
    • Cesar Chavez Day (CA, CO, TX, proposed federal)
    • Emancipation Day in Puerto Rico (PR, cultural)
    • Evacuation Day (Suffolk County, MA)
    • Harriet Tubman Day (NY)
    • Hola Mohalla (religious)
    • Holi (NY, religious)
    • Lailat al-Mi'raj (religious)
    • Liberation and Freedom Day (Charlottesville, VA, cultural)
    • Mardi Gras (AL (in two counties), LA)
    • Maryland Day (MD)
    • Medal of Honor Day
    • National Poison Prevention Week (week)
    • Nowruz (cultural, religious)
    • Ostara (religious)
    • Pi Day
    • Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day (HI)
    • Promised Messiah Day (religious)
    • Saint Joseph's Day (religious)
    • Seward's Day (AK)
    • Texas Independence Day (TX)
    • Town Meeting Day (VT)
    • Transfer Day (VI)
    • U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day (36)
    • Trans Day of Visibility (cultural)
    March–April
  • Easter (religious)
    • Good Friday (CT, NC, PR, NJ, VI, religious)
    • Hanuman Jayanti (religious)
    • Holy Thursday (PR, VI, religious)
    • Holy Week (PR, religious, week)
    • Lazarus Saturday (religious)
    • Mahavir Janma Kalyanak (religious)
    • Mesha Sankranti / Hindu New Year (religious)
    • Palm Sunday (PR, religious)
    • Passover (religious, week)
    • Easter Monday / Bright Monday (VI, religious)
    • Ramnavami (religious)
    • Chandramana Uugadi / Souramana Uugadi (religious)
    AprilArab American Heritage MonthConfederate History Month
  • 420
  • April Fools' Day
  • Arbor Day
  • Birthday of José de Diego (PR)
  • Confederate Memorial Day (AL, MS)
  • Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust (week)
  • DNA Day
  • Earth Day
  • Emancipation Day (cultural)
  • Thomas Jefferson's Birthday (AL)
  • Lag B’Omer (religious)
  • Last Friday of Great Lent (religious)
  • National First Ladies Day
  • Pascua Florida (FL)
  • Patriots' Day (MA, ME)
  • Ridván (religious)
  • San Jacinto Day (TX)
  • Siblings Day
  • Walpurgis Night (religious)
  • Yom Ha'atzmaut (cultural, religious)
  • MayAsian American andPacific Islander Heritage MonthJewish American Heritage MonthMilitary Appreciation Month
    • Memorial Day (federal)
    • Mother's Day (36)
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Ascension of Baháʼu'lláh (religious)
    • Ascension of Our Lord (religious)
    • Caliphate Day (religious)
    • Declaration of the Bab (religious)
    • Harvey Milk Day (CA)
    • International Workers' Day / May Day (CA, unofficial, proposed state)
    • Law Day (36)
    • Loyalty Day (36)
    • Malcolm X Day (CA, IL, proposed federal)
    • Military Spouse Day
    • National Day of Prayer (36)
    • National Day of Reason
    • National Defense Transportation Day (36)
    • National Maritime Day (36)
    • Peace Officers Memorial Day (36)
    • Pentecost (religious)
    • Shavuot (religious)
    • Truman Day (MO)
    • Vesak / Buddha's Birthday (religious)
    JunePride Month
  • Juneteenth (federal, cultural)
  • Father's Day (36)
    • Bunker Hill Day (Suffolk County, MA)
    • Carolina Day (SC)
    • Don Young Day (AK)
    • Fast of the Holy Apostles (religious)
    • Flag Day (36, proposed federal)
    • Helen Keller Day (PA)
    • Honor America Days (3 weeks)
    • Jefferson Davis Day (AL, FL)
    • Kamehameha Day (HI)
    • Litha (religious)
    • Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (religious)
    • Odunde Festival (Philadelphia, PA, cultural)
    • Senior Week (week)
    • Saint John's Day (PR, religious)
    • West Virginia Day (WV)
    • Women Veterans Day
    July
  • Independence Day (federal)
    • Asalha Puja Day (religious)
    • Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera (PR)
    • Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa (PR)
    • Emancipation Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands (VI, cultural)
    • Guru Purnima (religious)
    • Khordad Sal (religious)
    • Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (HI, unofficial, cultural)
    • Martyrdom of the Báb (religious)
    • Parents' Day (36)
    • Pioneer Day (UT)
    • Puerto Rico Constitution Day (PR)
    July–August
  • Summer vacation
  • Tisha B'Av (religious)
  • August
    • American Family Day (AZ)
    • Barack Obama Day in Illinois (IL)
    • Bennington Battle Day (VT)
    • Dormition of the Theotokos (religious)
    • Eid-e-Ghadeer (religious)
    • Fast in Honor of the Holy Mother of Lord Jesus (religious)
    • Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (religious)
    • Hawaii Admission Day / Statehood Day (HI)
    • Krishna Janmashtami (religious)
    • Lammas (religious)
    • Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (TX)
    • Naga Panchami (religious)
    • National Aviation Day (36)
    • Paryushana (religious)
    • Raksha Bandhan (religious)
    • Transfiguration of the Lord (religious)
    • Victory Day (RI)
    • Women's Equality Day (36)
    SeptemberProstate Cancer Awareness MonthChildhood Cancer Awareness MonthGospel Music Heritage Month
    • Labor Day (federal)
    • Brazilian Day (NY, cultural)
    • California Admission Day (CA)
    • Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day (36)
    • Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (36)
    • Constitution Week
    • Defenders Day (MD)
    • Elevation of the Holy Cross (religious)
    • Feast of San Gennaro (NY, cultural, religious)
    • Ganesh Chaturthi (religious)
    • Gold Star Mother's Day (36)
    • His Holiness Sakya Trizin's Birthday (religious)
    • Mabon (religious)
    • National Grandparents Day (36)
    • National Payroll Week (week)
    • Nativity of Mary / Nativity of the Theotokos (religious)
    • Native American Day (proposed federal)
    • Patriot Day (36)
    • Von Steuben Day
    September–OctoberHispanic Heritage Month
  • Chehlum Imam Hussain (religious)
  • Oktoberfest
  • Pitri Paksha (religious)
  • Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets (TX, NY, religious)
  • Shemini Atzeret (religious)
  • Simchat Torah (religious)
  • Vijaya Dashami (religious)
  • Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement (TX, NY, religious)
  • OctoberBreast Cancer Awareness MonthDisability Employment Awareness Month Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month Filipino American History MonthLGBT History Month
    • Columbus Day (federal)
    • Halloween
    • Alaska Day (AK)
    • Child Health Day (36)
    • General Pulaski Memorial Day
    • German-American Day
    • Indigenous Peoples' Day
    • International Day of Non-Violence
    • Leif Erikson Day (36)
    • Missouri Day (MO)
    • Nanomonestotse (cultural)
    • National School Lunch Week (week)
    • Native American Day in South Dakota (SD)
    • Nevada Day (NV)
    • Spirit Day (cultural)
    • Sweetest Day
    • Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles (religious, week)
    • Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day (PR, VI)
    • White Cane Safety Day (36)
    October–November
  • Birth of the Báb (religious)
  • Birth of Baháʼu'lláh (religious)
  • Day of the Dead (VI)
  • Diwali (NY, religious)
  • Mawlid al-Nabi (religious)
  • November Native American Indian Heritage Month
    • Veterans Day (federal)
    • Thanksgiving (federal)
    • Ascension of ‘Abdu’l Baha (religious)
    • All Saints' Day (religious)
    • Beginning of the Nativity Fast (religious)
    • Beltane / Samhain (religious)
    • Barack Obama Day in Alabama (Perry County, AL)
    • D. Hamilton Jackson Day (VI)
    • Day after Thanksgiving (24)
    • Day of the Covenant (religious)
    • Discovery of Puerto Rico Day (PR)
    • Election Day (CA, DE, HI, KY, MT, NJ, NY, OH, PR, VA, WV, proposed federal)
    • Family Day (NV)
    • Friendsgiving
    • Guru Nanak Gurpurab (religious)
    • Hanukkah (religious)
    • Lā Kūʻokoʻa (HI, unofficial, cultural)
    • Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (religious)
    • Native American Heritage Day (MD, WA, cultural)
    • Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple (religious)
    • Trans Day of Remembrance (cultural)
    • Unthanksgiving Day (cultural)
    December
  • Christmas (religious, federal)
  • New Year's Eve
    • Advent Sunday (religious)
    • Alabama Day (AL)
    • Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib (religious)
    • Bodhi Day (religious)
    • Chalica (religious)
    • Christmas Eve (KY, NC, SC, PR, VI)
    • Day after Christmas (KY, NC, SC, TX, VI)
    • Festivus
    • HumanLight
    • Hanukkah (religious, week)
    • Immaculate Conception (religious)
    • Indiana Day (IN)
    • Kwanzaa (cultural, week)
    • Milad Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (religious)
    • National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (36)
    • Nativity of Jesus (religious)
    • Old Year's Night (VI)
    • Pan American Aviation Day (36)
    • Pancha Ganapati (religious, week)
    • Rosa Parks Day (OH, OR)
    • Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (religious)
    • Wright Brothers Day (36)
    • Yule (religious)
    • Zartosht No-Diso (religious)
    Varies (year round)
  • Eid al-Adha (NY, religious)
  • Eid al-Fitr (NY, religious)
  • Islamic New Year (religious)
  • Yawm al-Arafa (religious)
  • Hajj (religious)
  • Laylat al-Qadr (religious)
  • Navaratri (religious, four times a year)
  • Obon (religious)
  • Onam (religious)
  • Ramadan (religious, month)
  • Ghost Festival (religious)
  • Yawm Aashura (religious)
  • Legend:

    (federal) = federal holidays, (abbreviation) = state/territorial holidays, (religious) = religious holidays, (cultural) = holiday related to a specific racial/ethnic group or sexual minority, (week) = week-long holidays, (month) = month-long holidays, (36) = Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies

    See also: Lists of holidays, Hallmark holidays, Public holidays in the United States, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
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    Hajj
    Every year, from the eighth to the twelfth day of Dhu al-Hijjah.
    Preparation
    • Ihram
    • Miqat
      • Al-Juhfah
      • Dhat Irq
      • Dhu'l-Hulayfah
      • Masjid 'A'ishah, At-Tan'im
      • Qarnul-Manazil, As-Sayl
      • Yalamlam
    Diagram indicating the order of Hajj rituals
    Sequence
    • Tawaf
    • Zamzam Well
    • Safa and Marwa
    • Mina
    • Mount Arafat
    • Muzdalifah
    • Rami al-Jamarat
    • Eid al-Adha
    • Tawaf al-Ifadah
    • Tawaf al-Wida
    Mosques
    • Great Mosque of Mecca
    • Prophet's Mosque
    • Miqat Dhu al-Hulayfah
    • Rabigh
    Related
    • Mahmal
    • Road to Makkah
    • Umrah
    History
    Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
    International
    • GND
    • FAST
    National
    • United States
    • France
    • BnF data
    • Latvia
    Other
    • IdRef
    • İslâm Ansiklopedisi
    • Yale LUX

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