Endowments Kurdistan expects the 23 of September first day of Eid al-Adha Long-Presse / Sulaymaniyah The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs is expected in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Tuesday, to be Day 23 of the current month of September, it is the first day of Eid al-Adha. A spokesman for the Ministry of Awqaf Sardar Sacrificial in a statement received by, the (long-Presse), a copy of it, that "the ministry expects based on the Calendar, to be Day 23 of the current month of September, the first days of Eid al-Adha." The Eid al-Adha one Eid when Muslims, and approved first day of Eid tenth day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah AH, this holiday also is a remembrance of the story of Prophet Ibrahim when he wanted to sacrifice his son Ishmael in response to the command of his Lord, so the many Muslims approached to God in this day of sacrifice one of cattle (sheep or cow or camel) and the distribution of sacrifice meat among relatives and the poor and their neighbors, hence the name came Eid al-Adha. SOURCE