Bakra Eid.

Boy readies lamb for traditional sacrifice.

Lamb does not wish to leave the herd so mild force is necessary to push it towards where it needs to be.

Many animals are prepped for sacrifice at the same time though it is meant to be an act of connection, to a great degree it has become streamlined and due to shortage of time and skilled labour speed has to be picked up to complete the ceremony within the three days of eid.

Animals exert the most force when taking their final breaths. It is made sure that the knife is sharp and that the cut is made swiftly. It is sinful otherwise. The bone must not be cut all the way through and the cut should be deep and well placed enough so that the animal bleeds out as quickly as possible suffering gor the shortest time.

Multiple people hold down the animal when its bleeding it is not preferred to have the animal beating around on the ground in pain. Its movement must be restricted to avoid damage to its own body and the bodies of the animal around it.

The animals are left so that all of the blood can rush out this avoids bloody meat (meat that excretes blood when rested on any surface for a certain period of time.)

It can be a bloody scene certainly not for the faint of heart.

The animals Are cut up into pieces as soon as the slaughters of the day have finished. Due to an unprecedented demand for slaughterers many unskilled people can pretend to be one ruining the meat at times so one must be careful while hiring.

There are many debates about the morality of this event but to those who adhere to it, it is fundamental to say the least.

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