Kashmir Beefs Up For Feast of Sacrifice Festival

5 Dariya News (Yawar Shafi)

Srinagar 18-Sep-2015

Kashmir Valley beefs up preparation for Eid-Ul-Adha as most part of the valley was seen buying Sheeps and goats for sacrifice on the holy celebration of “Bakra Eid”. Eid Gah in old part of Srinagar city is well-known for selling sacrificing animals. Talking to our Senior Correspondent, A seller of these animals said that this year is proving better for them as they got suffered past year due to flash floods in Kashmir. However the state authorities have already fixed the rate of selling these animals in Per/Kg. This Eid is basically falls In the lunar-based Islamic calendar, on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah. (Zil Hajj), Last

month of Islamic Calendar.The meat from the sacrificed animal is preferred to be divided into three parts.The family retains one third of the share; another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is given to the poor and needy. The story is designed to demonstrate how Ibrahim's devotion passed even the sternest test, and is told in similar fashion in the Jewish Torah and Christian Old Testament, where God asks Abraham to sacrifice his  son Isaac.