print email comment close The Hajj Ending in Eid-ul-Adha URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/islam/eid_haj.shtml Description: Background information about "Eid-ul-Adha ('Celebration of Sacrifice'), also known as the Greater Eid, [which] is the second most important festival in the Muslim calendar. It marks the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca). It takes place on the 10th day of Dhul-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar" (during December, January, or February). Includes classroom activities and related links about the holiday. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords Eid Library of Congress Subject Headings: Holidays Islam Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Saudi Arabia -- Mecca LII Database Information: Record 5935 created by Jennifer English on 12/28/2004 Last modification on 01/01/2005 Published: 12/28/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5935