The sacrificed animal (sheep, goat, cow, or camel) is then distributed, with a portion kept for the family and the remainder given to the poor and needy.

*Eid al-Adha does not fall on the same day each year and is the second of the two main festivals in Islam, alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. Celebrations and observances are generally carried forward to the three following days, known as the Tashreeq days.

Islam uses a lunar calendar, meaning each month begins with the sighting of the new moon, which accounts for the movable observances in the Islamic calendar.