As the nation prepares to celebrate Eid al-Adha on Wednesday, some people have come up with a unique way to mark the occasion.
Generally, Eid al-Adha also known as Bakrid is celebrated by sacrificing a goat or a sheep. Some West Asian countries also have tradition of sacrificing camels.
But a bakery in Lucknow has decided to shun the traditional path. This year, the bakery is selling cakes with pictures of goats printed on it. The Bakrid cakes have become an instant hit in the City of Nawabs.
‘The custom of sacrificing an animal on Bakrid is not right. I appeal to everyone to celebrate the festival by cutting a cake instead of an animal,’ a buyer was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Uttarkhand, the High Court on Tuesday imposed a ban on slaughter of goats, sheep or buffaloes in the open or in public on the occasion of Eid-ul-Juha directing authorities to ensure it is done only in abattoirs. Making it clear that the order applied to one and all irrespective of religion, the court also imposed a ban on animal sacrifice inside Hindu temples.
Taking 'suo motu' cognisance of large-scale slaughter of goats and other animals as part of Eid-ul-Juha celebrations, the division bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Manoj Tiwari ordered that the slaughter of goats, sheep or buffaloes not take place in the open or in public and must be done in slaughter houses only. The court also directed that the blood and offal should not flow into open drains and nullahs. The order is directed towards one and all irrespective of any religion, the court said.
Across the world, Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Adha as over 2 million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Pilgrims walked to a complex in Mina on Tuesday to throw pebbles at three columns. Muslims believe the devil tried to talk the Prophet Ibrahim out of submitting to God's will there.
Muslims believe Ibrahim's faith was tested when God commanded him to sacrifice his only son Ismail. God stayed his hand, sparing his son. In the Christian and Jewish version of the story, Abraham is ordered to kill his other son, Isaac.
The final days of hajj coincide with the Eid al-Adha holiday, or "Feast of Sacrifice," to commemorate Ibrahim's test of faith. Muslims slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor.
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