Norwood: Eid Al-Adha Celebrated in the Williamsbridge Oval

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE ISLAMIC HOLIDAY of Eid Al-Adha [Idul-Adha] is celebrated by hundreds of Muslims in the Williamsbridge Oval park on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Photo by Síle Moloney

The Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Adha [Idul-Adha] was celebrated by hundreds of Muslims in the Williamsbridge Oval park on Wednesday, June 28.

The religious holiday, which translates to “The Feast of the Sacrifice” continued through June 30, and is the second and the largest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr).

The former honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice one of his sons, either Ishmael (Ismail) or Isaac (Ishaq), as an act of obedience to God’s command.

Norwood News spoke briefly to one male member of the congregation who said the group had come together to celebrate in the park because they couldn’t all fit in the local mosque.

Norwood is home to a large Bengali community, many of whom joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson for a recent Iftar gathering, as reported. For more coverage of some of our other Muslim-related events, click here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Alternate side parking was suspended for the duration of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.

A brief video of the gathering in the Oval can be watched here.

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