Id el Kabir is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. In 2025, it falls on a Saturday, and some businesses may choose to follow Saturday opening hours. Sheep are among the animals sacrificed on Eid al-Adha. Read more about Id el Kabir.

Eid al-Adha [a] (Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized: ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, lit. 'Feast of 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]

Jun 7, 2016 · Since about 40 percent of Nigerians are Muslim, Id el Kabir is a public holiday in Nigeria. It is especially observed in the northern regions of the country where most Muslims live. Muslims who can afford it will travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage.

Read about Id el Kabir in Nigeria in 2025. Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.

Since the introduction of Islam in Nigeria, Muslims have celebrated Eid al-Adha, which falls on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah every year. It is referred to as "Eid Al-kabir", or in Hausa Babbar Sallah.

Eid al-Adha is also called Id al-Kabir or Aïd El Kebir. Together with countless variations, these names point to the holiday’s epithet, “Greater Eid” or “Big Eid.” The Arabic word kabir (كبير) translates as “big” or “major.”

Aug 31, 2017 · Here are ten facts you need to take note of as we plunge into this festive period which is to begin on Friday, the 1st of September, all through to Monday, the 4th of September. The name, Eid-el-Kabir, is an Arabic phrase for “Feast of the Sacrifice”. Another way of calling it is Bakr-Eid (Sacrifice Feast).

There are two types of Eid: Eid ul-Fitr (sometimes called ‘small Eid’) and Eid ul-Adha (sometimes called ‘big Eid’, 'Qurbani Eid', ‘Bakra Eid’ or ‘Eid al-Kabir’). When is Eid? The question of ‘when is Eid?’ depends on which type of Eid you’re referring to.

Jun 15, 2024 · What is Eid-el-Kabir? Eid-el-Kabir, also known as Eid al-Adha, which is translated as the Feast of Sacrifice, is a significant holiday celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s (known as Abraham by Christians and Jews) devotion to God.

Jul 23, 2020 · Aid al-kabir (the greater aid) also called Eid al-Adha is one of the two most important Islamic festivals, Eid al-Adha begins on the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja, the last month of the Islamic calendar. Lasting for three days, it occurs at the conclusion of the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.