When was eid al adha 2017

Other places like Ghana, Turkey, and Philippines too have public holidays for this festival. In India, it is a 4-day festival with people celebrating with prayers, greetings and gifts. Muslims wear new clothes, attend open-air prayer sessions and also participate in celebratory processions in some areas.

Mosques like Jama Masjid in Delhi host massive prayer sessions attended by a large number of devotees. Based on the legend behind the origin of the festival, many Muslims may sacrifice a sheep or goat and host a feast inviting friends and family members. It is a gazetted holiday in India with several public places and shops remaining closed on this day.

Image: Gettyimages. Hindu Holidays. Buddhist Holidays. American Holidays. World Holidays. Home Muslim Holidays Eid al-Adha If the moon was seen on Monday, Eid al-Adha would have been 10 days later on August However, since it was not seen, the lunar month carried on to 30 days and Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on September 1.

The Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which begins two days before Eid al-Adha, is also confirmed then. The HJC had called for moon sighting on August 21, but since the moon was not sighted, it has called for moon sighting again on the evening of August On August 22, the High Judicial Court confirmed the sighting of the moon and officially announced September 1 as the first day of Eid.

Moon sighting on two days is technically unnecessary because a lunar month can only be 29 or 30 days. I n , when the moon was not sighted on the 29th, the Court announced the date for Eid al-Adha without moon sighting on the 30th.

But for Ramadan , the Court called for moon sighting on the 30th day, for the first time. In Pakistan , the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee called for sighting the moon on August 22, but having not sighted the moon, it announced that Eid will be observed from September 2. At the International Hijri Calendar Unity Congress held in Istanbul in May , members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation voted in favour of adopting a unified lunar calendar.