Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid is also
known as the 'festival of sacrifice'. Bakrid celebration lasts for about three
days.
It honours the willingness of
Prophet Ibrahim, the messenger in Islam who was ready to sacrifice his son
Ismail to prove his obedience to God. While he was about to sacrifice, God
moved by his obedience, stopped him and replaced the child with a lamb and
asked him to sacrifice the animal instead of his son.
Muslim communities around the
world celebrates the festival by sacrificing a male goat in the honour of
sacrifice. The festivals begin with Eid prayer in Mosque and followed with
their prescribed ritual of sacrificing goat which is later distributed in three
proportions: poor’s, relatives and themselves. They visit family, friends to
offer wishes and celebrate together.
As per Islamic calendar, Bakrid
generally falls on the tenth day of the Dhu al-Hijjah which is the last month
of the lunar year. Annual Hajj pilgrimage also takes place in this month.
Celebrating Eid-al Adha is an act of sacrificing gratitude to Allah by
sacrificing animals.
In our lifetime, we give up on a
number of things that are important to us, for a bigger purpose, similarly the
sacrifice of animals is a symbol of willingness to sacrifice and stay true to
our purpose.
Bakra-Eid dishes include mutton biryani, mutton keema, mutton korma, etc. and sheer kurma and kheer among desserts.