OTTAWA, Ont. – More than 10-thousand people are expected at the C.E. Centre Friday for the Muslim celebration of Eid-al-Adha.

Another prayer and celebration will be held at the Walter Baker Centre on Malvern Drive in Kanata.

Muslims around the world are marking Eid-al-Adha this weekend. Eid al-Adha, also known as the “Festival of Sacrifice,” marks the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

This year, Eid-al-Adha began in the evening Thursday and will end Friday night.