Eid ul Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice or Kurban Bayrami; whatever you call it.. It is one of important religious holiday celebrated by muslims. We will celebrate it in Turkey on next tuesday, as i know some arab countries it is 1 day later on wednesday. in Turkey it is offically 4 days holiday by this feast; when i combined it with weekends, my long 9 days holiday officially started yesterday :)
I always loved to celebrate these feasts, but it was better when i was a kid, was more meaningful, I had grandparents to visit, had neighboors to knock the door and get some money&candy.. I dont have any of them now unfortunately, my grandparents passed away long years back and the neighbourhood almost dead. Thanks God there are still some children to knock our door and ask for candy:)
Kurban means ; to sacrifice an animal for God sake. Some people comments very badly about this feast. They are calling it barbarity but really dont understand why; by this feast we just dont sacrifice animals, we help poor people as well.It doesnt mean just sacrifice the animal, put the meat in fridge and eat all year! NO! it is not like that, it is for also charity..
For example in Turkey (in other muslim countries can have other variations) when someone cut an animal, they have to share it with at least 7 people who didnt/cant sacrifice an animal so it give you chance to help other people, there are millions who cant buy meat, millions of children..
Also to cut an animal , there are some islamic rules which will give minumum pain to the animal.
Sharing is great habit, and the Sacrifice feast is great chance for people to share, to remember poor people maybe who never ate meat.
Happy Eid El Adha to everybody..
Kurban Bayraminiz Kutlu Olsun..
Iyi Bayram Yesim (^_^)
ReplyDeleteHappy Eid :)
ReplyDeleteI think this sounds like a wonderful tradition - thank you for sharing this with us. It is wonderful to learn about the traditions of people from different cultures.
ReplyDeleteSue :-)
Eid mubarak
ReplyDeleteIyi Bayrmlar Yeşim. Have a lovely EXTENDED holiday. :))
ReplyDeleteAll the best for you and your family
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation
Happy Holiday! Very interesting post!
ReplyDeleteI love learning about food traditions from other cultures! This celebration sounds respectful to the animal and there is nothing greater (in my eyes) to share food with others. Theresa
ReplyDeleteThe idea of sacrificial meat, held up to God as our gift to Him is a beautiful thing. And the idea of sharing with at least 7 others (less fortunate) is very cool.
ReplyDeleteSo I have to share too! Because Jesus Christ is my sacrificial lamb, offered to God, His life given, His blood shed, so that I can have eternal life. I have been given an abundant life, and just have to share as well! Blessings to you.
Jen