Alright. I realize it's been a little while since my last post, and I probs won't have too much time in the next week to post again. BUT I wanted to write something real quick because it's the holiday season right now! Tomorrow is Eid al-Adha, pretty much the equivalent of Christmas in the States. Dear Wiki can tell you more about the background and tradition of the holiday if you're curious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
So I'm staying with my friends family for the next couple days (complications with my family and had to move out) and they already have a ram! It's in this little room right next to the living room where I'm sleeping. Goofy little guy, but he can be loud when he wants. So basically the fam is going to kill the sheep and then we'll eat it. Big big occasion. Everyone's super excited about it - there are tons of sheep/rams in the streets, ready to be sold or are being delivered. Little stands have popped up selling hay for the sheep and coal, or guys sit along the streets with a wheel to sharpen blades. All the commercials and ads recently have been filled with sheep. Also, the bigger the sheep you buy, the better - gotta impress the neighbors!
And soon I get to experience this tradition of sacrificing the sheep. I don't like seeing animals suffer and I'm queasy around blood so not gonna lie, little nervous about the whole thing. But it's something that people have mentioned ever since Ramadan. There is another Eid then, but this is Eid Kabir, or the Big Eid. So inshallah, everything goes well!
Just thought I would just give you a little taste of the atmosphere and upcoming event so you can feel some of the suspense/build up that everyone else here is feeling.
More to come after the holiday :)
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