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Eid al-Adha begins at sundown

Name: Eid al-Adha begins at sundown
Start: 2023-06-28T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-06-28T23:59:59-05:00

June 28, 2023

At the end of the annual pilgrimage, Muslims celebrate the “Festival of Sacrifice.” It includes a ritual sacrifice of a sheep, camel, or goat, to honor the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command.

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Date:: June 28, 2023
Event Category:: other faith traditions

“Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself.”

–St. Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict