How does India mark Eid al-Adha?
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- Local date
- May 17, 2027
- When is it?
- The tenth day of the month of Dhul Hijjah in the Islamic calendar; listed on the national holiday calendar
India lists Id-ul-Zuha, locally often called Bakrid, among its national holidays; the date published for 2026 is 27 May (Wednesday). Congregational prayer at the mosque, the sacrifice, and dividing the meat into three parts — household, relatives and friends, the poor — form the shared frame. But in India this is a national holiday in a country where Muslims are a minority, so the same day carries very different weight between communities, and practice differs by state.
What is this topic?
One date in the Islamic calendar, four different institutional treatments: Indonesia makes it a national holiday and adds joint leave; India lists it among national holidays; the United States has no federal holiday but New York City public schools close; and in Brazil it is not even a statutory commemorative date yet — a Senate committee only approved adding Islamic festivals to the national calendar in 2024. What this page compares is the level of recognition, not the details of the rite.
Sources and dates
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