Eid al-Adha celebrations take place in Connecticut

Muslims worldwide this week are celebrating Eid al-Adha, an Islamic religious festival. In Connecticut, thousands gathered at the XL Center in Downtown Hartford Saturday morning to celebrate with communal prayer.

The holiday also marks the end of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage. The sacrifice as depicted in the Quran, the Islamic holy text, has similarities to what’s in the Bible, though according to most Muslims, Abraham is asked by God to sacrifice his son Ishmael.


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