"Everything You Need to Know About Eid al-Adha 2023: History, Significance, and Celebrations"

Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holiday that commemorates Prophet Ibraham's devotion and obedience to Allah and marks the completion of the annual Holy Pilgrimage of Hajj. It involves prayer, the exchange of gifts, charitable giving, and feasting. Muslims practice the act of Udhiya, which involves the sacrifice of an animal such as a goat, lamb or cow and distributing the meat equally among one's family, relatives and friends, and the needy. Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and last month of the Islamic Lunar Calendar, and is celebrated for three to four days in Muslim-majority countries.