Bakra Eid or better known as Eid al-Adha "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Bairam" is a Muslim Holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to venerate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God. Eid al-Adha is the latter of two Eid festivals celebrated by Muslims, whose basis comes from the Quran.
(Muslims who belong to the Shi'ite branch of Islam celebrate a third Eid.) Like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha begins with a short prayer followed by a discourse.Eid al-Adha annually falls on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar. The festivities last for three days or more depending on the country. Eid al-Adha occurs the day after the pilgrims conducting Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia by Muslims worldwide, descend from Mount Arafat. It happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.
Bakra Eid 2014
Muslims will celebrate Bakra eid 2014 begins on the evening of 4th of October and ends in the evening of 5th October. Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest clothing to perform Eid prayer in a large congregation in open area. Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice their best domestic animals (usually sheep, but also camels, cows and goats) as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice. The sacrificed animals, called uaiyyah (also known as "al-qurbani"), have to meet certain age and quality standards or else the animal is considered an unacceptable sacrifice. Generally, these must be at least a year old. The regular charitable practices of the Muslim community are demonstrated during Bakra eid celebration by the concerted effort to see that no impoverished person is left without sacrificial food during these days. Distributing meat among people is considered an essential part of the Bakra eid celebration, as well as chanting Takbir out loud before the Eid prayer on the first day and after prayers throughout the four days of Eid.