Feast of Sacrifice (Kurban Bayram)

On this day in all mosques there are solemn prayers.The festival of sacrifice coincides with the completion of the pilgrimage to the main shrines of Islam in Saudi Arabia in Mecca and Medina.

On this day, all mosques and Muslim prayer houses will host solemn prayers and festive sermons (khutbahs). Muslim religious leaders in their appeals to co-religionists will remind of the significance and greatness of the coming holiday of Kurban Bayram, call Muslims to unity, wish the faithful health and happiness.

The feast of sacrifice embodies the ideals of moral perfection, the desire of man for compassion and mercy. This holiday reminds Muslims of the feat of faith, teaches sacrificial love towards others.