{"id":2842,"date":"2024-04-01T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T11:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maroccotour.com\/feast-of-sacrifice-eid-al-adha\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:42:45","slug":"feast-of-sacrifice-eid-al-adha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maroccotour.com\/en\/feast-of-sacrifice-eid-al-adha\/","title":{"rendered":"Feast of Sacrifice (Eid Al-Adha)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;199109&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;473273&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;295230&#8243;]The <strong>Feast of Sacrifice<\/strong>, known as <strong>Eid al-Adha<\/strong> or <strong>Eid al-Kabir<\/strong>, is the most important celebration in the Islamic calendar. In Morocco it commemorates the sacrifice of Abraham (Ibrahim), a symbol of faith and obedience to God.<\/p>\n<p>Moroccan families prepare days in advance, purchasing a ram or sheep, which is then sacrificed according to Islamic ritual. 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