Corban Festival--an major traditional Islamic festival

Corban Festival	Corban Festival

Corban Festival, an annual major traditional Islamic festival, falls on the 10th of the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and is celebrated by Chinese minority nationalities that believe in Islam, including Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Ozbek and etc. The festival bears the meaning that disciples will devote everything to show their obedience and faith to Allah.
In the festival, Muslims gather at major mosques and other public places and have grand ceremonies and celebrations. They prepare livestock beforehand, the livestock should be healthy camels, oxen or sheep, and the choice depends on one's financial condition. The meat will be separated into three parts. One part is for the family itself, one for relatives and friends and the rest part for charity.
Muslims in China's Xinjiang region call it festival EId (big festival). On the day, they dress up, kill livestock and invite relatives and friends to their homes and have various entertainments.