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==Animals Slaughter== | ==Animals Slaughter== | ||
Once the month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims then observe Eid ul-Fitr ("Festival of Fast-Breaking"), a day to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Eid celebrations include the unprecedented [[Images:Animal_Sacrifices|large-scale slaughter]] of | Once the month of Ramadan comes to an end, Muslims then observe Eid ul-Fitr ("Festival of Fast-Breaking"), a day to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Eid celebrations include the unprecedented [[Images:Animal_Sacrifices|large-scale slaughter]] of millions of [[animals]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131015183689|title= Livestock market replete with sheep and cattle for Adahi|publisher= Saudi Gazette|author= |date= October 15, 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.saudigazette.com.sa%2Findex.cfm%3Fmethod%3Dhome.regcon%26contentid%3D20131015183689&date=2013-10-18|deadurl=no}}</ref> In the [[Netherlands]] alone, which has little over a million Muslims, a 100,000 animals were slaughtered in 2010 for Eid al-Adha ("Festival of Sacrifice").<ref>[http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=214020 <!-- http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fabna.ir%2Fdata.asp%3Flang%3D3%26Id%3D214020&date=2011-06-01 -->Netherland Muslims slaughtered 100,000 animals for Eid ul-Adha] - Ahlul Bayt News, November 21, 2010</ref> Muslim [[children]] are often made to watch this slaughter.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.arabnews.com/news/468058|title= Celebrating Eid Al-Adha in the US|publisher= Arab News|author= Sameen Tahir-Khan|date= October 18, 2013|archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnews%2F468058&date=2013-10-18|deadurl=no}}</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||