Eid mubrak started to show up in the trending topics on Aug. 31 on Twitter. Seeing that it is celebrated around the globe, the excitement didn’t fall far too far from campus.  

Students from the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at California State University, Stanislaus (Stan State), were excited to be able to share why this holiday matters to them and the reason it is celebrated. 

Here is what our contributor writer Olfat Odeh (senior, Liberal Studies) had to say.

“Eid Al-Adha, also known as  ’Sacrifice Feast,’ is the second of two Eids or Muslim holidays, and considered the holier of the two. At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Makkah), Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid Al-Adha. Eid Al-Adha falls on the 10th day of the final, and most sacred, month of the Islamic calendar – Dhu’l-Hijjah,” explained Odeh. 

Odeh is looking forward to being able to spend the holiday with her family members. 

“Luckily for us this year, the holiday falls on Friday, September 1, which I think is a wonderful way to kick off the weekend. Arafat Day, the climax of the annual pilgrimage, will fall on Thursday, August 31. In addition, the Islamic calendar is based on observations of the moon and the length of a particular month can vary between years. All in all, I am super thrilled and greatly blessed to spend yet another Eid with family and friends! Eid Mubarak to all my fellow Muslims here at Stan State!” Writes Odeh. 

Another contributing writer Najiba Afzal (senior, Biology) added information about the requirements for the holiday. 

“It is a tradition in this holiday to make Qurbani which is to sacrifice a livestock animal to commemorate Ibrahim’s sacrifice. It is also a required by Muslims to donate to charity for this holiday,” added Afzal. 

She added to what happens during the day(s) of Eid and how it is celebrated.