News What is Eid al-Adha and how will the Islamic festival of sacrifice be impacted by COVID-19? July 31, 2020 Jordan Culver, USA TODAY Comments Off on What is Eid al-Adha and how will the Islamic festival of sacrifice be impacted by COVID-19? Eid al-Adha, or the "festival of sacrifice" is the second of two Eids. It marks the end of the hajj season.