Muslims in Turkey behave very hospitable during the festival celebration. Villager Hasan Oktay learned that we are Chinese journalists while he was buying drinks in the market, he invited us to visit his house.
His family was just together for the celebration when we arrived, men were dealing with the newly killed cattle, women were cooking the beef which was just cut, and children were kissing elder's hand to show their respect. Hasan's wife asked us to try some beef at the same time and children watched us curiously and excitedly.
Each sheep was sold for between 500 Turkish lira (about 350 U.S. dollars) and 650 Turkish lira and a cattle for 3,000-5,000 Turkish lira, according to butchery workers.
The four-day Eid al-Adha festival falls on the tenth day of the month of Dhul Hijja of the lunar Islamic calendar. The Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, marks the end of the spiritual peak of the annual pilgrimage or Hajj in Arabic, when pilgrims descend from the Hill of Arafat to the nearby Mecca.
Turkey has announced a nine-day holiday for this year's Eid al- Adha festival, lasting from Nov. 13 to 21.
