JAKARTA, Indonesia — Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in Gaza suffering from the Israel-Hamas war.
One of the biggest Islamic holidays, the occasion commemorates Prophet Ibrahim's test of faith through slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor. It's a joyous occasion for which food is a hallmark where devout Muslims buy and slaughter animals and share two-thirds of the meat with the poor and it's a revered observance that coincides with the final rites of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Villagers in Demak, a town in Central Java province, celebrated the holiday with a procession of livestock called 'apitan' as a form of gratitude for the food and harvest. They bring food in bamboo containers to the town's square where they eat together after praying. Locals believe the procession will provide prosperity and that disaster would come if it was abandoned.
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