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During Eid al-Adha, people will visit each other to celebrate the festival. Every time you go to a house, the host will bring a plate of stewed mutton to the guests, and the guests should try the mutton of the host family even if they are full. When relatives and friends get together, people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang can play the piano, sing and dance, and there is a happy scene everywhere.
After the big gathering ceremony, every family will go to the cemetery to pray, remember and bless their dead relatives.
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The morning of Eid al-Adha is the biggest worship in a year. All adult men will go to the local sacrificial temple to attend the ceremony, and the scene is very spectacular. The most famous is the grand gathering ceremony in front of the Aitigar Mosque in Kashgar. After the party ceremony, musicians climbed to the top of the gate of Aitig Mosque, knocked on nagra (iron drum) and blew Su Naiyi (suona). The men in the square in front of the mosque danced a passionate shaman dance.
Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia
Islamic calendar 65438+February 10 is the "Eid al-Adha" in Saudi Arabia, also known as "Eid al-Adha".
It is said that the prophet Ibrahim dreamed of God at night, and God ordered him to sacrifice his son Ishma. When Ibrahim obeyed, God ordered sheep instead. Therefore, on this day, every household in Saudi Arabia will slaughter animals to commemorate it. Slaughtering sheep is the most common. Almost every family kills sheep, fewer cows and fewer camels. Because camels are expensive, only rich people or high-ranking families can kill camels.
Brunei Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha is also called Eid al-Adha or Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Fitr and Holy Day are listed as the three major festivals in Islam. "Eid al-Adha" means a festival and "Eid al-Adha" means dedication, so it is usually interpreted as "Eid al-Adha" in Chinese.
Eid al-Adha is held 70 days after Eid al-Fitr, with an annual calendar of 65438+February 10. This day is the last day of pilgrimage to Mecca (the pilgrimage lasts for two weeks). Therefore, this festival is also called Hajj Festival (Hajj Festival). Thousands of Muslims make pilgrimage to Mecca every year, which is one of the five pillars of Islam that Muslims need to abide by. People should make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lives.
Eid al-Adha in Comoros
More than 95% of the population in Comoros believes in Islam, so every major Muslim festival, Comorians also hold commemorative and celebration activities. For example, when a festival called "Loyalty and Filial Piety Day" or "Eid al-Adha Day" comes, every household in J has to clean up. On the festival day, they gather in the nearby mosque to chant, pray and worship. In the evening, the family sat around and ate meat with their hands, chatting while eating. Friends and relatives exchange blessings and gifts; Young men and women will get together, light a fire and dance to the rhythm of drum music until late at night.
Muslims in all parts of Comoros should also celebrate festivals and anniversaries, such as Eid al-Fitr and Holy Day.
Eid al-Adha in Niger
Every year, 65438+10.20 is the "Eid al-Adha" of the Muslims in Niger, also known as the "sheep slaughter festival". Niamey, the capital of Niger, is a grand occasion every year. On the morning of the festival, a grand worship ceremony was held in the newly-built grand mosque in the capital.
Muslims in festive costumes gathered at the gate of the mosque. Most people attending this ceremony are men (unmarried women are not allowed to attend), and married women can only worship outside the temple. Heads of state and government officials should attend the meeting regularly every year. At about 9 o'clock, after the worship ceremony began, worshippers inside and outside the mosque faced Saudi Mecca, raised their upper arms, and then knelt down and kowtowed. To show piety, you should stick your forehead to the ground when kowtowing.
After the pilgrimage, it is a sheep slaughter activity for each household. Before slaughtering the sheep, dig a roasting pit and put firewood and iron frame in it; At the same time, dig a small ditch next to the baking pit. When slaughtering the sheep, four people grabbed the sheep's feet respectively, and one person held down the sheep's head and slaughtered it, leaving a small ditch in the sheep's blood. After the sheep is slaughtered, the sheepskin is stripped, the internal organs are taken out, and the sheep is tied to a bracket and exposed to the sun. After the moisture on the sheep evaporates, coat the prepared seasoning and bake it on the shelf. At this time, the whole family, old and young, gathered around the barbecue pit, eating mutton with their hands, drinking while eating and chatting about their respective homes. The joyful festival reached its climax.