Sacrifice Festival - Kugisetsu

Japanese: 供犠節 - くぎせつ
Sacrifice Festival - Kugisetsu

It is celebrated on the morning of the end of Ramadan, the first day of the 10th month, as the Islamic new year. The 70th day from this day, the 10th day of the 12th month, is Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice, Qurban, also known as the Lesser Feast), a festival in which a sheep is slaughtered to show mercy, based on the story of the saint Ibrahim (Abraham)'s act of self-sacrifice in offering his son to Allah (God).

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Sacrifice Festival" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大開斎節という)で,ラマダーンの終了した朝,すなわち第10月の第1日の朝,イスラムの新年として盛大に祝う。この日から70日目の第12月第10日はイード・アルアドハー(供犠節,クルバーン。小開斎節という)で,聖人イブラーヒーム(アブラハム)がその子をアッラー(神)に捧げようとした献身的犠牲の行為という故事にもとづき,羊をほふって慈悲の精神を示す祭典である。…

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