They feed the dead and give the sheep a kohl. Learn about the strangest customs of celebrating Eid al-Adha around the world

It is one festival, but its customs differ slightly from one country to another and from one city to another. Some of these customs have disappeared and been forgotten, and some are few in spread, but they still exist, and there are those who still practice them on every Eid. different peoples

Libya

The eye of the sheep is painted with Arabic eyeliner, then fires and incense are lit, and then they begin to cheer and magnify, as it is believed that the ram of sacrifice will take its owner to heaven on the Day of Resurrection, and it is a gift to God, so it must be healthy and healthy.

 Palestine

They go to visit their dead, provide food for them, and leave dishes of meat on the edge of the tombs, in addition to sweets, to pray for their souls.
In Algeria, revelers organize a “ram wrestling” before Eid al-Adha among crowds of spectators, and the ram who forces the other to withdraw wins.

Yemen

The head of the family with the children without the mother visits the popular saunas, one day before the Eid, and they restore the houses and paint the old ones, and after the Eid prayer they visit their relatives and go out to hunt with firearms.
Bahrain

Children celebrate by throwing their small toy sacrifice into the sea, chanting a Bahraini heritage.

Maghrib

Large advertising posters are hung on the streets of cities bearing pictures of rams, as advertising companies compete to attract customers, including “buy a sheep and take a bicycle as a gift.”

Jordan

Eid cakes are served throughout the days of Eid, and they prefer to make cakes themselves in the homes, and the people of the house gather to eat cakes while they cheer and grow.

 الصين

The Muslims of China play the game of lamb kidnapping, where one of them prepares while he is on his horse and runs quickly to hunt his target and must be captured quickly and without falling off his horse. Reading Qur’anic verses for five minutes, then the head of the family slaughters the sheep, then it is divided into a third for charity, a third for relatives, and the last third for the sacrificial family.

باكستان

The sacrifice is decorated a whole month before the Eid. They also fast the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah, and they do not eat sweets on Eid al-Adha.

Kuwait

They celebrate Eid al-Adha for seven whole days, and after the Eid prayer, the head of the family gathers to receive the relatives, the sacrifice is slaughtered, and then the men gather in the court to eat the Eid food consisting of meat, and they eat “girls’ hair” sweets.