When is Eid al-Adha in 2022? What specific month and date are the holidays? Attached is the latest official holiday arrangements!

Eid al-Adha is an important festival for my country's ethnic minorities. Generally, only the Hui, Uyghur, Kazakh and other ethnic groups in Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu and other places will celebrate it, and some areas will have holidays on this day. So when is Eid al-Adha in 2022? What specific month and date are the holidays? Attached is the latest official holiday arrangements!

1. When is Eid al-Adha in 2022?

Eid al-Adha in 2022 will be on July 10 (the 12th day of the sixth lunar month, Sunday), which is the 10th day of the twelfth month in the Islamic calendar. The congregational ceremony on this day will be the same as Eid al-Fitr, with everyone gathering together to hold a ceremony.

1. Which ethnic group celebrates Eid al-Adha?

Eid al-Adha is a common festival for the Hui, Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek, Tajik, Tatar, Kyrgyz, Salar, Dongxiang, Baoan and other ethnic minorities in my country. On this day, the Hui people will dress up in the morning and go to the mosque to attend the prayer. The Uyghur people will slaughter sheep as a sacrifice. Adult men must perform ablution and go to the mosque to attend the prayer. The Kazakh people will slaughter sheep as a sacrifice, and everyone will visit relatives and friends and wish each other a happy new year.

2. What are the customs of Eid al-Adha?

There are many customs in Eid al-Adha, but due to different customs in different places, the customs are also different. For example, on the day of Eid al-Adha of the Uyghur people, men including boys must go to the mosque to pray and visit the graves to remember their ancestors. Afterwards, they must slaughter animals, kill sheep, have dinner together, entertain guests, and hold celebrations. On the day of Eid al-Adha of the Kyrgyz people, men bathe and change clothes early in the morning and rush to the mosque for collective prayers. After the prayers, they go to the ancestral tombs to remember their ancestors and scatter food in front of the tombs to offer alms to the birds on behalf of the deceased. On the day of Eid al-Adha of the Hui people, women will keep the house very clean and tidy, and make Sanzi (fried dumplings) and various fried snacks, while the men will buy the livestock for sacrifice early in the morning and then go to the mosque to attend the prayers.

2. When will the Eid al-Adha holiday be in 2022? Attached is the latest official holiday arrangements!

Eid al-Adha will be a holiday from July 9 to July 13, 2022, but due to different situations in different places, the holiday time will vary, and it will usually be a holiday one day around July 10. The latest official holiday arrangements for Eid al-Adha 2022 are as follows:

1. When will the Eid al-Adha holiday in Ningxia be in 2022?

According to the latest holiday arrangements officially released by the People's Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on December 28, 2021, the Eid al-Adha 2022 will be a holiday from July 11 to 12, a total of 2 days.

2. When will the Eid al-Adha holiday in Xinjiang be in 2022?

According to the latest holiday arrangements officially released by the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on December 23, 2021, July 10 is Eid al-Adha, and July 9 to 13 will be holidays, a total of 5 days.

Summary: Eid al-Adha in 2022 is on July 10 (the 12th day of the sixth lunar month, Sunday), which is the 10th day of the twelfth month in the Islamic calendar. However, due to the different situations of various ethnic groups, the holiday times will be slightly different. For example, Ningxia will have a holiday from July 11 to 12, a total of 2 days, and Xinjiang will have a holiday from July 9 to 13, a total of 5 days.