Eid al-Adha celebrations begin across south-central Pennsylvania
IT’S CELEBRATING TODAY. GOOD MORNING TO YOU, GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, REGINA AND KATELYN. WELL, NOT TOO LONG AGO, A FEW FOLKS JUST JOINED IN THIS ROOM TO PRAY AND START THE DAY. THERE ARE FIVE PRAYERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT THEY JOIN FOR THE EARLY MORNING. ONE. NOW, LEADERS HERE AT THE MOSQUE SAY THIS CELEBRATION IS ALL ABOUT UNITY COMING TOGETHER AND JUST FOOD AND WORSHIPING TOGETHER. NOW I HAVE KALEEM BHATTI JOINING ME THIS MORNING. HE’S PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR HADI MOSQUE HERE IN HARRISBURG. FOR FOLKS WHO DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ISLAM AT HOME, WHAT IS E BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO OF THEM, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR HOLIDAY OF THE MUSLIM WORLD. THIS IS UL-ADHA, WHERE WE JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION FOR ALL THE PILGRIMS THAT WENT TO KAABA, TO MECCA TO PERFORM THE PILGRIMAGE. SO WHEN THAT HAJJ WAS COMPLETED, WE JOIN IN THAT CELEBRATION. AND THIS IS CALLED EIDUL ADHA. SO HOW WILL YOU ALL BE CELEBRATING EID TODAY? I MEAN, YOU STARTED THE DAY WITH A PRAYER AT 445 THIS MORNING. AND WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR TODAY? WELL, LATER THIS AFTERNOON, THIS MORNING, 1030 THIS MORNING WE WILL HAVE A SERMON FROM THE IMAM. AND THEN UPON COMPLETION OF THAT SERMON, THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PRAYER, AS WE JUST DID THIS MORNING, SIMILAR PRAYER TO WHAT WE DID THIS MORNING. AND THEN THE ACTUAL CELEBRATION BEGINS. THAT’S WHEN WE GREET ONE ANOTHER, FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER, EMBRACE ONE ANOTHER, AND HAVE A GOOD MEAL TOGETHER. NOW, WHAT DOES E TEACH THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY OR NOT? JUST THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, BUT FOLKS HERE, YOU KNOW, IN THE HARRISBURG COMMUNITY AS WELL ABOUT PEACE. PEACE IS ISLAM. ISLAM MEANS PEACE. SO THIS IS LIKE A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR US FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR TO FOLLOW OUR RELIGION AND TO BEHAVE LIKE THAT. E IN THIS MOST CONCEPT, ED IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CONCEPT WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THEY ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CULTURE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGION, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR PROFESSION, THEIR LANGUAGE. THEY ALL GATHER IN ONE SPOT, DRESSED IN TWO SIMPLE CLOTHES AND OFFER THEIR THEIR TIME. THEY’RE SEEKING FORGIVENESS FROM GOD. AND THIS IS THIS IS WHAT TEACHES THAT WE’RE ALL EQUAL, THAT WE’RE ALL THE SAME, THAT WE’RE UNDER ONE GOD AND WE SEEK HIS FORGIVENESS AND WE SEEK HIS BLESSINGS. COLLEEN. THANK YOU. WILL. THAT CELEBRATION WILL START AT 1030 THIS MORNING. WE’LL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE
Eid al-Adha celebrations begin across south-central Pennsylvania
Updated: 5:42 AM EDT May 27, 2026
Muslim communities across the Susquehanna Valley are beginning Eid al-Adha celebrations today, Wednesday, May 27, with prayers, festivals and family gatherings. Among the day’s events, Haddee Mosque will host Eid prayers and community celebrations at 10:30 a.m. A large Eid gathering and family festival is also scheduled for 8:00 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center. Additional community Eid breakfasts and prayer services are being held in Harrisburg, Lancaster and York, bringing families and neighbors together to mark the holiday. Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the holiest days in Islam, traditionally observed with communal prayer, meals and time spent with loved ones. The celebration reflects the strong sense of faith and community shared by Muslim residents across the region. Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Muslim communities across the Susquehanna Valley are beginning Eid al-Adha celebrations today, Wednesday, May 27, with prayers, festivals and family gatherings.
Among the day’s events, Haddee Mosque will host Eid prayers and community celebrations at 10:30 a.m.
A large Eid gathering and family festival is also scheduled for 8:00 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center.
Additional community Eid breakfasts and prayer services are being held in Harrisburg, Lancaster and York, bringing families and neighbors together to mark the holiday.
Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the holiest days in Islam, traditionally observed with communal prayer, meals and time spent with loved ones. The celebration reflects the strong sense of faith and community shared by Muslim residents across the region.
Did you capture a moment that you would like to share with News 8? Send us your photos or videos at https://www.wgal.com/upload.