Why Muslims slaughter animals on Eid-Ul-Adha

Some of the 308 cows at the Mokowe Jetty in Lamu County on July 19, 2021. The cows are being ferried to Lamu Island and other areas within Lamu County as a donation by Al Khair Foundation for disadvantaged families to enable them celebrate Eid Al Adha which will be celebrated on July 20, 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

Thousands of Muslim in the country are today set to celebrate Eid Ul-Adha, the second significant religious festival of Islam after Eid-Ul-Fitr that marks the end of the fasting period of Ramadan. 

Eid Ul-Adha or the feast of the sacrifice marks the final day of the annual Muslim pilgrimage called Hajj, where Muslims travel to Mecca. It takes place in the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar.