Turkey officially began this June 28 the celebration of the Feast of Sacrifice (Kurban Bayramı in Turkish, Eid al-Adha in Arabic), one of the most important festivities in the Muslim calendar, in which thousands of people travel to their provinces of origin to reunite with their families, causing a mass exodus from the cities. According to tradition, on these days an animal is sacrificed (usually a cow, a sheep, a ram or a lamb) and its meat is divided into three parts: one for the person who made the sacrifice, another for the neighbours, and another for the people in need.
The celebration of the Feast of Sacrifice in Turkey and in all countries of Islamic culture is a remembrance of the sacrifice made by Abraham, considered a great prophet in Islam, when he sacrificed a ram provided by God (Allah) after it put his faith to the test by initially telling him that he should sacrifice his firstborn son.
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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