WHAT IS EID AL-ADHA? Eid al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice,” is the Islamic holiday that begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, during the Hajj.

Muslim pilgrims gather to perform noon and afternoon prayers at Namira Mosque in Mount Arafat, southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on September 23, 2015.(MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH / Getty Images ...

Over 1,000 Muslims gathered in Mt. Sinai for Eid al-Adha, celebrating with prayer, community reunions, and traditional meals, marking the end of Hajj.

What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what is Eid al-Adha? ... the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 17, 2024.

FILE - FILE - Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 17, 2024. Rafiq Maqbool/AP ...

Large numbers of Muslims converge once a year on Saudi Arabia to unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, the pilgrimage What is the Hajj pilgrimage and ...