Staff Reporter:
Eid-ul-Azha 2023 is expected to be observed on June 28 in the Middle East, according to astronomical calculations.
Eid-ul-Azha is a major Islamic holiday celebrated worldwide. During Eid-ul-Azha, Muslims worldwide gather for communal prayers, engage in acts of charity, and sacrifice animals, typically cows, goats or sheep.
Meanwhile, the calculations show Day of Arafat expected to be observed on June 27, Al Arabiya English reports.
On the Day of Arafat, Muslim pilgrims conducting the Hajj assemble on the Arafat plains, located outside Makkah.
While the holiday falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and final month of the Islamic calendar, the exact date of the holiday varies from year to year and is determined by the sighting of the new moon.
Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah in Saudi Arabia, also takes place during the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah.
The pilgrimage – which is expected to begin on June 26 – takes place from the 8th to the 12th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, with Eid-ul-Azha falling on the 10th day of the month.
The dates are subject to change pending an official announcement by Saudi Arabia’s moon sighting committee in the days leading up to the Hajj and Eid-ul-Azha.
