feast of sacrifice
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Definition(s):
- (n) the 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity
Usage(s):
- Stores stayed open late as Cairenes shopped for 'Id al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice.
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