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Thanks. All the meat is awesome even though I am a non-believer!
 
Is it that time of year already? Wow this year has gone by fast.

Same to you btw.
 
dalamon said:
Eid Mubarak to all! I hope you find yourselves in good health, and in the company of those that you love most :)
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Thanks dala, wish the best Eid for you all too.

Hekate said:
Thanks. All the meat is awesome even though I am a non-believer!
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Funny, I'm a believer but I don't like the meat in Eid time. Because, there is this terrible freshly killed and barbecued meat smell everywhere. I think, even the meat you bought from the butcher should be waited some time and be seasoned first before the cooking process. But in Eid, people just butcher the animals and directly put them on the grills. All the blood and burning flesh smells mixed in the air make it unbearable for me. Not to mention to the horrible scene everywhere.

Anyway, maybe I just don't like it simply because of I'm not a huge meat fan. But it could be because of my childhood too, since it reminds me all the great friends of mine from my childhood. I grew up in a semi-farm like environment and had many animal friends, like cows, sheep, chickens etc. I used to play with them all day and develop real friendships. I could distinguish all of them and most of them could recognize me immediately every time. But all that would only last until my family butchering them for the special days like Eids, or the days we had important guests etc.
 
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LogGrad98 said:
Is it that time of year already? Wow this year has gone by fast.

Same to you btw.
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There's two Eids, and the Islamic calendar is a lunar one, so the dates wind back 10 days or so every year.



One Eid marks the end of Ramadan, so I suppose it's analogous to Easter marking the end of Lent.



Yesterday/today's Eid is Eid al-Adha, which commentates the time Ibrahim (Abraham) was willing to sacrifice his young first-born and only son in obedience of a command from God. Probably the biggest holiday in Islam. It's usually punctuated by gifts, feasts, and a lot of donating. It also marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca!
 
Thankfully I'm not back in the Muslim world for Al-Ad7a. I can't stand sight and smell of blood everywhere.

That said, Eid Mubarak to you too.

Edit: I see Enes feels the same way. :D
 
dalamon said:
There's two Eids, and the Islamic calendar is a lunar one, so the dates wind back 10 days or so every year.



One Eid marks the end of Ramadan, so I suppose it's analogous to Easter marking the end of Lent.



Yesterday/today's Eid is Eid al-Adha, which commentates the time Ibrahim (Abraham) was willing to sacrifice his young first-born and only son in obedience of a command from God. Probably the biggest holiday in Islam. It's usually punctuated by gifts, feasts, and a lot of donating. It also marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca!
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Thanks for the info that's very interesting.
 
Siro said:
Thankfully I'm not back in the Muslim world for Al-Ad7a. I can't stand sight and smell of blood everywhere.

That said, Eid Mubarak to you too.

Edit: I see Enes feels the same way. :D
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I can't stand the sight and smell of blood either but I always thought that was the point. A living breathing animal dies when you eat meat. Just a reminder what that means.
 
Duck Rodgers said:
Ben büyük izmaritleri gibi. Bayramınız kutlu olsun
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English
I like big butts.

GoogleTurkish
Ben büyük izmaritleri gibi (Literally, "I | big | the cigarette butts |such as ")

Actual Turkish
Ben büyük kalçalardan hoşlanırım. (as polite as possible)


"Bayramınız kutlu olsun." Now that is perfect. And thanks a lot. :)
 
dalamon said:
There's two Eids, and the Islamic calendar is a lunar one, so the dates wind back 10 days or so every year.



One Eid marks the end of Ramadan, so I suppose it's analogous to Easter marking the end of Lent.



Yesterday/today's Eid is Eid al-Adha, which commentates the time Ibrahim (Abraham) was willing to sacrifice his young first-born and only son in obedience of a command from God. Probably the biggest holiday in Islam. It's usually punctuated by gifts, feasts, and a lot of donating. It also marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca!
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I will gladly and thankfully accept your gifts and donations to me and my children. Remember, I have 5 kids now. I would hate for you to forget one of them..
 
Enes CanTear You Apart said:
Thanks dala, wish the best Eid for you all too.


Funny, I'm a believer but I don't like the meat in Eid time. Because, there is this terrible freshly killed and barbecued meat smell everywhere. I think, even the meat you bought from the butcher should be waited some time and be seasoned first before the cooking process. But in Eid, people just butcher the animals and directly put them on the grills. All the blood and burning flesh smells mixed in the air make it unbearable for me. Not to mention to the horrible scene everywhere.

Anyway, maybe I just don't like it simply because of I'm not a huge meat fan. But it could be because of my childhood too, since it reminds me all the great friends of mine from my childhood. I grew up in a semi-farm like environment and had many animal friends, like cows, sheep, chickens etc. I used to play with them all day and develop real friendships. I could distinguish all of them and most of them could recognize me immediately every time. But all that would only last until my family butchering them for the special days like Eids, or the days we had important guests etc.
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We do rest the meat the first 2 days as we visit relatives and friends. I haven't eaten any meat aside from some little treats.

I don't go to butchering area. I went once and that was final. My relatives raise the cow and I have seen how they love the animals. They don't even speak of killing it saying the cow would understand. That puts my heart in some kind of ease.
 
Hekate said:
We do rest the meat the first 2 days as we visit relatives and friends. I haven't eaten any meat aside from some little treats.

I don't go to butchering area. I went once and that was final. My relatives raise the cow and I have seen how they love the animals. They don't even speak of killing it saying the cow would understand. That puts my heart in some kind of ease.
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Yeah, thankfully there are still people like that. They do their best not to scare and let the poor animal feel what's gonna happen to it soon. I kinda respect them. But there are tons of wannabe butchers too that torture the poor things and create horrifying scenes just to feel more man or more religious or whatever.

Anyway I don't even believe that the sacrifice is a part of İslam but meh, I wouldn't rant about it since I don't discuss religion in this kind of platforms.
 
Enes CanTear You Apart said:
Yeah, thankfully there are still people like that. They do their best not to scare and let the poor animal feel what's gonna happen to it soon. I kinda respect them. But there are tons of wannabe butchers too that torture the poor things and create horrifying scenes just to feel more man or more religious or whatever.

Anyway I don't even believe that the sacrifice is a part of İslam but meh, I wouldn't rant about it since I don't discuss religion in this kind of platforms.
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And I am in it for the meat :cool:
 
dalamon said:
Eid is Eid al-Adha, which commentates the time Ibrahim (Abraham) was willing to sacrifice his young first-born and only son in obedience of a command from God. Probably the biggest holiday in Islam
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This must be the creepiest reason for holiday.
 
AKMVP said:
This must be the creepiest reason for holiday.
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No the tradition of chopping lamb meat comes from there. The holiday is another thing. And Abe was being put through a test of will and strength of faith. The lamb the angel got to him was a sign of the God cherising his willing to keep obeying his commands.
 
addictionary said:
No the tradition of chopping lamb meat comes from there. The holiday is another thing. And Abe was being put through a test of will and strength of faith. The lamb the angel got to him was a sign of the God cherising his willing to keep obeying his commands.
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Thanks for explanation. I still think it would be much nicer if instead of him willing to sacrifice his newborn son he would have offered his own life. Now that would be a reason to celebrate IMHO.
At least thats what I would do if some deity ( Jesus, Manitou, God Of Thudner, Krishna or other) would appear before me and ask for my daughters life. I would try to kill deity first and obviously if it is real that attempt would not go too well. Than I would offer myself instead of him taking my daughters life.
 
AKMVP said:
Thanks for explanation. I still think it would be much nicer if instead of him willing to sacrifice his newborn son he would have offered his own life. Now that would be a reason to celebrate IMHO.
At least thats what I would do if some deity ( Jesus, Manitou, God Of Thudner, Krishna or other) would appear before me and ask for my daughters life. I would try to kill deity first and obviously if it is real that attempt would not go too well. Than I would offer myself instead of him taking my daughters life.
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I understand. That's probably what any of us would do. Because it is harder for us to realize miracle and Godliness when we see it. But things does not work that way for the prophets. Their understandings of life, posession, wealth and any granted thing is "God gave it, God takes it". The first born was en extreme example and test to test a will at the most unimaginable sacrifice. Religious stories might sound weird and stupid but they have important lessons in them.
 
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