SO excited and happy, but I dont want them to be slaughtered!!!

[sana]

At this time of the year, we people have Eid-ul-Azha and so there are lots of sacrificing and slaughtering of goats, camels, cows and sheep. It will be fun going over and feeding the animals and the Eid day here in Pakistan will be in...12 mins!!! I am soo excited! I love going over and feeding the camels, goats and sheep and the cows.
My cousin's live across the street and so in the plot right next to their house, that is the point of gathering! lol! Lots of animals for slaughtering are gathered there and we watch the animals from their house, I call it sight-seeing In around 9-10 hours I will go over at their house and see all the animals and then alter go over to the plot and pat as many as I can. I called them and heard that there were like 27 cows, over 50 goats and 1 CAMEL, only one this time, there are usually two or three, And there are two sheep, ONLY TWO! Wow! There didn't use to be any before, I am SOOO EXCITED!!! I really wanna go over to the plot, NOW! But, the sad part id the slaughtering,
I will upload load of pictures when i come back from the plot, Bye! Good Night to me because its 11:53 pm here!

[Karen]

Aww give them all a hug from me - or a pat, whichever they like better.

[sana]

haha!! sure Karen, but the cows, some are a little bossy ate time one of them didn't let any goat some near it and it had BIG horns, so I stayed away from patting it,

[Freedom]

Do you have lights up on the houses for decoration? I know some folks here celebrate that holiday, and they have their lights up!

[moosmom]

A guy from Nigeria living in Meriden, CT has been slaughtering goats for food. The neighbors complain that he's not disposing of the bodies properly and it's starting to smell.

There's a town council meeting tonight to decide what they're going to do.

HELLLOOOOOO??? You're in the United States NOT in Nigeria. Don't you have to have a butcher's license or something to slaugher animals for food???

I'm SO glad I don't live in Meriden. Can't wait to see how THIS is going to play out.

[sana]

The skin of the goat and the part that isn't used is properly thrown away, not near houses, phew! The skin is sen to a hospital and I have NEVER EVER! been able to know why the hospital needs it,

[moosmom]

Skin grafts perhaps???

[smokey the elder]

I bet it's for skin grafts. In the US they use pigskin for the same purpose, but needless to say this isn't suitable for Muslims.

[popcornbird]

Ahhh, Eid ul adha, my favorite time of the year. Hope you're having a great time Sana! Our Eid dinner was delicious. For some reason, the meat on Eid always tastes so much better than any other time of the year.

We got lots of gifts for our son, and he got to see sheep and goats for the first time. He was so excited!!

For those of you who don't know, Eid ul adha is celebrated by Muslims all over the world, in the memory of the sacrifice done by Prophet Abraham. It is the festival at the end of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, and is a 4 day celebration. We sacrifice an animal (sheep, goat, cow, or camel) on any of these four days, and the meat is distributed to the poor, and amongst family and friends. We always have very special food and sweets in these days, and children are often given gifts.

It has always been my favorite time of the year since I was a child, and I continue to enjoy it tremendously. Such a special time with our loved ones.

[popcornbird]

A guy from Nigeria living in Meriden, CT has been slaughtering goats for food. The neighbors complain that he's not disposing of the bodies properly and it's starting to smell.

There's a town council meeting tonight to decide what they're going to do.

HELLLOOOOOO??? You're in the United States NOT in Nigeria. Don't you have to have a butcher's license or something to slaugher animals for food???

I'm SO glad I don't live in Meriden. Can't wait to see how THIS is going to play out.

That's odd...I have never heard of anyone doing it at home here in the US. We always go to a ranch where things are done properly, in a hygienic way.

[Karen]

How fun that Baby M got to meet sheep and goats for the first time! What a nice tradition to start!

My friend's daughter grew up near farms, so when she was almost three I gave her a little stuffed lamb (that Miss Hoppy had rejected) and when her mom asked, "Faith, what is that?" Instead of saying "Sheep" she said "Baaa baaa!" Close enough!

[sana]

Sweeet story Karen! Such a cute baby girl! So sweet of her to sat baa baa!

Popcornbird, we had a lovely time! I went over to cousin's home and then stayed there for nearly the rest of the day. The plot next to their house, always has goats or camels or sheep at Eid time. It is quite fun peeking over the garden wall ad seeing all the animals. We couldnt see the slaughtering of the camel or the cows, But, my cousin made a movie of it because he went AND he didnt tell us! Great to hear your son enjoyed, my little nephews were all sick and so was my sister and her husband and her in-laws, everybody in that lived in that big house, praying that they feel better soon. My bigger nephew saw me in my abaya and so started crying that I was going somewhere without him, I had to go over to my father's aunt's house because she lived a little far away so thats why I had to go in a car. We had to quieten him down and then we later sent him home and went off to my father aunt's home.

smokey..I dont know what skin grafts are.

[Karen]

smokey..I dont know what skin grafts are.

Skin grafts are where they replace damaged or missing skin with a piece from somewhere else, or someone or something else. It is often done with burn victims whose skin is too damaged to heal. It's like putting a patch on a damaged garment - it may not fit perfectly, but it covers the problem, and keeps germs, etc., out.

[sana]

Oh!! I still don't know why they need goat and cow skins

[moosmom]

PCP,

Thanks for explaining the holiday. I worked with a devout Muslim at BB&B. My absolute FAVORITE manager!! One time he ordered Chinese food with vegetables only. They wound up delivering PORK fried rice!!!