Heya Mike_Mad - The Eid_al_Adha Festival is pretty special if you are a Muslim. In SE Asia, it's called Hari Raya and is celebrated throughout the region.
Many well-to-do Muslim families invite everyone out for the sacrifice, give the meat away, and then there's a private party with lots of prepared food. When I lived on the Little Red Dot, I went to 2 Hari Raya gatherings, one at a Mosque and one at a private family dwelling. I am of the opinion that there is a huge difference between a sacrificial slaughter done badly (perhaps the thing you are complaining about?) and one done properly (the two that I personally witnessed). I have this opinion because of the multitude of reports about men, who as head of their household, botched it with the animal taking a long time to die, and never knew how to properly carve up the carcass afterwards (for the majority of them, it was their first time to do the sacrifice, and they were hundreds of miles away from an Iman who holds the 'how-to' classes at the mosque, prior to the start of this festival). It is NOT supposed to be a 'beat the animal cause it's fun' kinda activity. It's part of a religious ceremony, quite somber. If you'd like to read more, take a gander here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al_Adha I do wonder about your post, though - are you *_that_* culturally insensitive? On a lighter note - please don't forget the cargo boat full of wandering ship from a few years back that Daryl and Daryl were trying to save. Those sheep were supposed to get from Australia to UAE for Eid_al_Adha Festival, and UAE refused them at the port for some silly reason (the wholesale buyer backed out, refused to pay), then they wandered around the Middle East and SE Asia for a month, all on their own little Hajj. Happy Hari Raya!!! [Bill] -- William Sanders / efGroup {rmv the DOT BOB to reply} VFP Webhosting? You BET! -> http://efgroup.net/vfpwebhosting Failing dotNet Project? -> http://www.dotnetconversions.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
