Eid al-Adha 2021: When is the Muslim festival and how will it be celebrated amid COVID-19? Sudiksha Kochi and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY © AFP/Getty Images Muslims pray at the central mosque of Bamako during the muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Aug. 21, 2018.
This week, millions of Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid al-Adha, an Islamic religious festival commemorating Prophet Abraham s faithfulness to God after being tested with the unfulfilled command to sacrifice his son.
The holiday also marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. It is different from another major Muslim holiday, Eid al-Fitr, which was recently celebrated in May to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Eid al-Adha 2021: When is the Muslim festival, and how will it be celebrated amid COVID?
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When is Eid al Adha 2021? How is the Muslim festival celebrated?
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