‪Eid al-Adha 2016 on Sept 13, School & offices confused over holiday

‪Eid al-Adha 2016 is being celebrated across the world on 12 and 13 September.

Due to the prevailing confusion, many schools and offices in Delhi/NCR remained closed on Monday, 12 September. However, over the weekend, some educational institutes and offices shifted their holiday on 13 September. Earlier, Eid al-Adha was expected to fall on 11 September, on the anniversary World Trade Centre terrorist attacks. Security has been beefed up across the world on the occasion of Eid.

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Eid al-Adha is also known as 'Festival of the Sacrifice' or the 'Sacrifice Feast' or 'Bakr-Eid'. This day marks the end of Hajj - the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. The festival also symbolises Ibrahim's devotion to Allah.

The date of the festival is calculated according to the lunar calender - when new moon is sighted. While Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries are celebrating Eid al-Adha on 12 September, most Asian countries are celebrating the festival on 13 September.