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Bukr Eid is over, and we have filled ourselves with many kilos of goat meat, along with a fair amount of Water Buffalo.
Friday was Bukr Eid, when Muslims world wide celebrate the substitution of a Ram for Abraham's son, when God told Abraham to sacrifice his son.
Muslim culture's around the world emphasize different animals, and in our fair city the ever curious Goat is the most popular animal to sacrifice. Water Buffalo are also popular, and there are even a couple of Camels sacrificed locally (the meat tastes sweet, I am told, though I have never had any). No cows are slaughtered here, out of respect for the Hindus.
SOme of the meat of the sacrificed animal is given to the poor, some is given to friends (we have quite a few pounds in our fridge right now), and much of it is eaten in the few days following the sacrifice. So as we made our rounds to visit so many people, we got fed a lot of meat.
And on the streets, which a few days ago seemed to have so many goats clustered around, there are few to be seen.
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We'll eat some Ham and Turkey for you tomorrow. =) Not many goats to be seen around here either. But plenty of snow! Merry Christmas, Stoltzfi! (We've been told that's the official Small Group plural of your name)
And that turkey smells good... I understand the notable lack of some such street animals following a holiday. :)
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