The recently appointed President Ramnath Kovind today on the occasion of Id-ul-Zuha greeted the nation as well as Indian Muslims living in the foreign.

Id-ul-Zuha is also known as Eid-ul-Adha in Arabic and Bakra-Id or Bakrid in the Indian subcontinent because of the tradition of sacrificing a goat or 'Bakr' on this day. The word 'Id' is derived from the Arabic 'iwd' meaning 'Festival' and Zuha comes from 'Uzhaiyya' which translates to 'Sacrifice'.  

On this day Muslims sacrifice a goat or Bakr (Urdu) to commemorate the sacrifice of Prophet Ibrahim, who willingly agreed to kill his son at the behest of God.  

This festival coincides with the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca. Prayers are offered in the mosques and the sacrificial meat is then distributed after the Id prayers.

President on Twitter wrote "Greetings to all my fellow citizens, especially to my Muslim brothers and sisters in India and abroad, on Idu'l Zuha,"

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi also greeted the nation by tweeting on Twitter.

PM Modi wrote "Best wishes on Id-ul-Zuha. May the spirit of harmony, brother hood and togetherness be furthered in our society."

Today, across the country people are celebrating the festival of Id-ul-Zuha or Eid al-Adha by offering prayers.

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