L'Aïd el-Kebir (signifiant littéralement la grande fête, `îd al kabîr, عيد الكبير en arabe) est l'une des fêtes musulmanes les plus importantes. Également appelée `îd al-Adha (arabe : عيد الإضحى, la fête du sacrifice), elle marque chaque année la fin du pèlerinage à La Mecque et a lieu le 10 du mois de Dhou al Hijja, dernier mois du calendrier musulman, aprés waqfat Arafa.

Cette fête commémore la soumission d'Abraham à Dieu, lorsque le patriarche était prêt à sacrifier son fils aîné sur son ordre (Ismaël selon la tradition musulmane, Isaac selon la Bible ; le Coran ne donnant pas explicitement le nom de ce fils aîné).

Chaque famille, dans la mesure de ses moyens, sacrifie un mouton (parfois d'autres animaux, notamment vaches, chameaux ou poulet) en l'égorgeant, couché sur le flanc gauche et la tête tournée vers La Mecque.

Dans une partie de l'Afrique musulmane, dont le Mali, le Sénégal, le Niger, la Côte d'Ivoire et le Burkina Faso, l'Aïd el-Kebir est nommé la tabaski.



Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى), or Eid-e Qurban (Persian: عید قربان) or Kurban Bayramı (Turkish) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. It is one of two Eid festivals that Muslims celebrate. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims worldwide as a commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismael for Allah.Others celebrate Eid-ul Adha as it marks the end of the Pilgrimage or Hajj for the millions of Muslims who make the trip to Mecca each year. Like Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha also begins with a short prayer followed by a khutba. In Mecca, the Khutba is delivered from Mount Arafat.

It is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (ذو الحجة) of the lunar Islamic calendar, after Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. This happens to be approximately 70 days after the end of the month of Ramadan.

Eid ul-Fitr is three days while Eid ul-Adha is four days long. Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest clothing and perform prayer (Salaa) in a large congregation called as Eid Ghah(worshing place for Eid). Muslims who can afford to do so sacrifice domestic animals, usually sheep, as a symbol of Ibrahim's sacrifice; this sacrifice is called "Qurban." The meat is equally distributed amongst themselves, their neighbours and relatives, and the poor and hungry. The regular charitable practices of the Muslim community are demonstrated during Eid ul-Adha by the concerted effort to see that no impoverished Muslim is left without sacrificial food during this day. Coming immediately after the Day of Mount Arafat when Muhammad (PBUH) pronounced the final seal on the religion of Islam, Eid ul-Adha gives concrete realization to what the Muslim community ethic means in practice. People in these days are expected to visit their relations, starting from their parents, then their families and friends