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English 1 sense of the expression Feast of Sacrifice:
NOUNtimeFeast of Sacrifice, Id al-Adhathe 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja
EnglishFeast of Sacrifice: 1 sense noun 1, time
MeaningThe 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 / charity.
SynonymId al-Adha
Broaderfeast day, fete dayA day designated for feasting
CatalanId al-Adha

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