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Eid al-Adha
Sierra Leone

Eid al-Adha 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Sierra Leone

Eid al-Adha also goes by two other additional names in Sierra Leone: Tabaski Festival and Donkaysaly. But the holiday is otherwise the same as in the rest of the Islamic world.

YearDateDayHoliday
20256 JunFriEid al-Adha
202627 MayWedEid al-Adha
202716 MaySunEid al-Adha
17 MayMonEid al-Adha Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Eid al-Adha means “Feast of the Sacrifice” and commemorates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael at the request of Allah. However, once Ibrahim passed the test of obedience, Allah provided a goat to be sacrificed in Ishmael’s place.

Muslims learn of this Koranic tradition, or hear it recited yet again, at special Eid al-Adha mosque services every year. Some go on a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca to ceremonially re-enact it. Most, however, simply participate in athe slaughter of a livestock animal close to home in Sierra Leone.

A ram, sheep, goat, cow, or other animal will be slaughtered for a festive Eid al-Adha feast by families of means. A third of the meat is for the family’s personal use, a third of it is for friend and relatives, and a third of it is to be given to the poor.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
202416 JunSunEid al-Adha
17 JunMonEid al-Adha Holiday
202328 JunWedEid al-Adha