Eid al-Adha 2020 live updates – Eid Mubarak celebrations, news, pictures, video

Eid Mubarak! The second Eid in the Islamic calendar is here, meaning prayers and festivities for families in Birmingham, across the UK and around the world.

Eid al-Adha – ‘festival of the sacrifice’ – is also known as Eid ul Adha, Greater Eid, Bakra Eid, Qurbani Eid and other names, depending on location and tradition.

In 2020, it will be on Friday, July 31, and will be a very different Eid from previous years.

But there will be more going on than for the earlier Eid al-Fitr at the end of Ramadan. That was in the middle of lockdown when mosques and parks were completely closed, restricting prayers, meals and festivities to people’s own homes.

The reopening of places of worship means that there can be congregational prayers for Eid al-Adha, though with social distancing measures in place.

We’ll bring you all the latest news and updates for Eid al-Adha 2020 in Birmingham and around the world.