Iranians Celebrate Eid al-Adha
TEHRAN (Basirat): Iranian people celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, which commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Muslim worshippers took part in countrywide prayers in Iran on Wednesday morning
on the festive occasion of Eid al-Adha, one of the two most important festivals
of the Islamic calendar.
Together with Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha is one of Islam's holiest festivals
celebrated around the world and an official holiday in the Muslim-majority
countries.
In Tehran, the Eid prayers were held at the Grand Musalla -an open space used
for prayer in Islam- and led by Ayatollah Seyed Ahmad Khatami.
Many political and military officials were among people in the Eid prayers.
Source: Tasnim
