Muslims in Asia celebrate Aidiladha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast

Muslims attend morning mass prayers in front of a church during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Jakarta on June 17, 2024. - Reuters

JAKARTA: Muslims in Asia on Monday (June 17) celebrated Aidiladha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas war.

One of the biggest Islamic holidays, the occasion commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s test of faith through slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor. It’s a joyous occasion for which food is a hallmark where devout Muslims buy and slaughter animals and share two-thirds of the meat with the poor and it’s a revered observance that coincides with the final rites of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.