Eid Al-Adha-2015 Festive Events Schedule For Different Ukrainian Cities

Tomorrow, on September 24, Muslims worldwide are to celebrate one of the most important dates of the Islamic calendar, which is Eid al-Adha. The believers will come to the mosques early in the morning in order to perform the festive prayer together; in some places sacrificial animals will be slaughtered on the very same day, and some even plan to start distributing the meat among needy people before the dusk. Besides, the Muslim communities in different cities facilitated festive programmes, where both Muslims and curious non-Muslims can participate, and which is both interesting for adults and children.

We recommend you to come  about half an hour prior the prayer time indicated, so that you can participate in the joint Dhikr.

Kyiv

Festive prayer at Kyiv Islamic Cultural Centre is to begin at 8:00 AM, and the festive programme both for children (treats, sweets, bouncy castles) and for adults (treats, nasheeds, ethnic entertainments) is to begin right after it. The men will go to a farm near Kyiv in the afternoon to perform the sacrificial slaughter of the animals; the slaughter will continue on Friday morning as well. The meet will be distributed among the poor Kyiv Muslims on Saturday, September 26, in the ICC yard; and the volunteers will deliver meat to the forced resettlers and feeble old people.

Lviv

The festive prayer at Lviv Muhammad Asad Islamic Cultural Centre is to begin at 8:00 AM. After the prayer and treats for both the parishioners and guests of the mosque, men will go to the place of slaughter of sacrificial animals, and women with children will receive invitations for children’s fest.

Little Muslims from Lviv are having a three-day celebration of Eid al-Adha this year. On Friday, September 25, a children’s fest will be held between 4 and 9 PM at “Children’s Planet” (202 Stryiska Str, free entrance for people with flyers), with quizzes and gifts. This event is being initiated jointly by AUASO “Alraid”, “Crimea_SOS” Project and local Crimean Tatar Community for the second year in a row.

On Saturday, children are welcome to the ICC for a sweet buffet and a quizz that are to be held between 3 and 5 PM.

The meat will be distributed at the ICC on Friday and Saturday (between 10 AM and 3 PM).

Kharkiv

The festive prayer at the local ICC is to begin at 8 AM, and the programme for kids begins at 4:30 PM. Sacrificial animals are to be slaughtered on the same day. The meet will be distributed among the poor Muslims on Friday, September 25; and the volunteers will deliver meat to the forced resettlers.

Zaporizhzhya

The festive prayer at the local ICC is to begin at 7:30 AM, and the concert programme for kids begins right after. At 10 AM the men will depart from the ICC yard to the nearest farm in order to slaughter the sacrificial animals. The meat will be distributed among the poor Muslims on Friday, September 25; and the volunteers will deliver meat to the forced resettlers on that day as well.

Odessa

The festive prayer at the local ICC is to begin at 8:30 AM, and the concert programme for kids begins right after (animators, toys and gifts). Women will enjoy a special programme as well. Sacrificial animals will be slaughtered in the afternoon of September 24 and on September 25 morning; the meet will be distributed among the poor Muslims on Friday, September 25 after Juma prayer; and the volunteers will deliver meat to the forced resettlers.

Sumy

The festive prayer in Sumy is to begin at 8 AM. The men are to slaughter the sacrificial animals and donate meat to needy people individually.

Dnipropetrovsk
The festive prayer at the local ICC is to begin at 8 AM. After the prayer, there are treats for both the parishioners and guests of the mosque.

Children will get their portion of festive mood with the help of bouncy castle, gifts, cotton sugar and interesting competitions; women will have their own festive programme as well.

Besides, Dnipropetrovsk Muslims invited the local officials and representatives of other religious communities for a joint dinner in order to make it a really day of interfaith union, for none of the world’s three monotheistic religions denies the story of Abraham, a man devoted to his God so much that he was even eager to sacrifice his beloved and long-awaited son to Him.

Sacrificial animals will be slaughtered on Thursday and Friday, and the meat will be distributed among the poor Muslims on Saturday, September 26.

Vinnytsya

The festive prayer at the local ICC is to begin at 8:30 AM, with sweet buffet right after. Kids programme begins at 10:30 AM.

Sacrificial animals are to be slaughtered on the very same day, and they even planned to distribute the meat among the poor Muslims and the forced resettlers until dusk if they can; if there’s not enough time, the distribution continues on Friday morning.