Comments on: Celebrating Corban in Xinjiang, China (Eid al-Adha) http://www.farwestchina.com/2008/12/celebrating-corban-in-xinjiang-china.html Travel and Live in Xinjiang, China's Silk Road Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:29:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: swan http://www.farwestchina.com/2008/12/celebrating-corban-in-xinjiang-china.html/comment-page-1#comment-6395 swan Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:15:21 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2008/12/celebrating-corban-in-xinjiang-china-eid-al-adha/#comment-6395 I enjoyed this article.The real name for this festival is Eid ul Adha, which falls on the 10th of the month Zul Hijjah (pardon my spelling)Korban eid is a local slang term for some ppl in the Altaic language group, i guess. This is definitely not Islamic New year which actually starts the month after, called Muharram. It brings with it tales of sadness with the slaughter of the prophets family so most ppl don't really celebrate it. Beside which I was led to believe Uyghurs in XUAR celebrate the Kurdish Nawruz as new year? I enjoyed this article.The real name for this festival is Eid ul Adha, which falls on the 10th of the month Zul Hijjah (pardon my spelling)Korban eid is a local slang term for some ppl in the Altaic language group, i guess. This is definitely not Islamic New year which actually starts the month after, called Muharram. It brings with it tales of sadness with the slaughter of the prophets family so most ppl don’t really celebrate it. Beside which I was led to believe Uyghurs in XUAR celebrate the Kurdish Nawruz as new year?

]]> By: MaryAnne Oxendale http://www.farwestchina.com/2008/12/celebrating-corban-in-xinjiang-china.html/comment-page-1#comment-6367 MaryAnne Oxendale Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:45:32 +0000 http://farwestchina.webfactional.com/2008/12/celebrating-corban-in-xinjiang-china-eid-al-adha/#comment-6367 Before moving to Shanghai two years ago, I'd spent the previous six years living in Turkey. I've seen more than my fair share of slaughtered animals for this festival, especially in my first few years living way out in the middle of traditional Anatolia. I have been (for fun) studying Uyghur, and have been absolutely delighted to find how very very much it is like Turkish--What is Corban in Xinjiang is Kurban in Turkey, and it translates as 'sacrifce'. The full name of the festival is Kurban bayram, which is simply, the festival of sacrifice. Your photos brought back vivid memories, even though they are from an entirely different people in a totally different country. Very cool. Before moving to Shanghai two years ago, I’d spent the previous six years living in Turkey. I’ve seen more than my fair share of slaughtered animals for this festival, especially in my first few years living way out in the middle of traditional Anatolia. I have been (for fun) studying Uyghur, and have been absolutely delighted to find how very very much it is like Turkish–What is Corban in Xinjiang is Kurban in Turkey, and it translates as ‘sacrifce’. The full name of the festival is Kurban bayram, which is simply, the festival of sacrifice.

Your photos brought back vivid memories, even though they are from an entirely different people in a totally different country. Very cool.

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