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Feast of Sacrifice; Eid al-Adha; Corban Festival

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

Feast of Sacrifice; Eid al-Adha; Corban Festival

neutral

Refers to the Islamic festival commemorating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son, observed on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. Also commonly called 宰牲节 or 古尔邦节.

Xī牺
shēng牲
jié节
shì是
Yī伊
sī斯
lán兰
jiào教
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jié节
rì日
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Feast of Sacrifice is one of the most important festivals in Islam.

Zài在
Xī牺
shēng牲
jié节
zhè这
yì一
tiān天
 ,
Mù穆
sī斯
lín林
huì会
zǎi宰
shēng牲
xiàn献
jì祭
 ,
bìng并
fēn分
xiǎng享
ròu肉
shí食
gěi给
qióng穷
rén人
hé和
qīn亲
yǒu友
 。

On the day of the Feast of Sacrifice, Muslims slaughter animals as offerings and share the meat with the poor, relatives, and friends.

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Jīn今
nián年
de的
Xī牺
shēng牲
jié节
qià恰
féng逢
zhōu周
mò末
 ,
xǔ许
duō多
Mù穆
sī斯
lín林
jiā家
tíng庭
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
fēng丰
shèng盛
de的
qìng庆
zhù祝
huó活
dòng动
 。

This year's Feast of Sacrifice happens to fall on a weekend, and many Muslim families have prepared lavish celebrations.