Feast of Sacrifice

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A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor

proper noun

: Fiesta del Sacrificio

Muslims around the world celebrate the Feast of Sacrifice each year to commemorate Abraham's devotion.

Examples

During the Feast of Sacrifice, families often share meat with the needy in their communities.
The Feast of Sacrifice is considered one of the two holiest days in the Islamic calendar.
The Feast of Sacrifice is celebrated by Muslims worldwide.
During the Feast of Sacrifice, families gather to share meals.
Muslims around the world celebrate the Feast of Sacrifice each year to commemorate Abraham's devotion.
During the Feast of Sacrifice, families often share meat with the needy in their communities.
The Feast of Sacrifice is considered one of the two holiest days in the Islamic calendar.

Synonyms

Id al-Adha

vsFeast of Sacrifice

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A major Muslim festival at the end of Hajj when people sacrifice an animal and give meat to the poor

is focused on commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice rather than marking pilgrimage timing

Surface Forms

Feast of Sacrifice main

Morphology

feast + of + sacrifice

The phrase transparently combines 'feast' and 'sacrifice', so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer it is a celebration that involves a sacrifice. However, the specific religious and cultural identification (that it is the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha commemorating Abraham, with ritual animal sacrifice and charity) is background knowledge not recoverable from the constituents alone, so full understanding requires extra cultural information.

Etymology

Feast of Sacrifice comes from the story of Abraham, who was ready to Sacrifice his son but then offered an animal instead. Today people hold a Feast and share meat with the poor, so the name links Sacrifice and the communal meal and shows why the holiday is about giving and remembering Abraham.