KATHMANDU: Eid al-Adha, one of the two major festivals in Islam, is being celebrated across Nepal on Saturday with mass prayers, feast and exchange of greetings.
Eid al-Adha is traditionally celebrated on the 70th day after Ramadan. Muslims begin the day with a ritual bath and then proceed to the nearest mosque or Idgah to offer prayers. Following the prayers, it is customary to exchange greetings with one another.
In Nepal's capital, people gathered at the Kashmiri Mosque and took part in the mass Namaz ceremony. Upon completion of the Namaz ceremony, the attendees exchanged greetings of "Eid Mubarak" to each other.
Eid al-Adha is the second Islamic festival of the year and follows Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
"In the morning, we completed Namaz. After this, we went back home and sacrificed a goat and invited friends and relatives to the feast. The sacrifice continues for three days, till Monday, starting from today. Various delicacies are made from the sacrificed goat and offered to friends and relatives, and we visit them," Mohammad Javed, an attendee of the mass Namaz ceremony, told ANI. (ANI)
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