Sunday, November 29, 2009

Happy Eid

It's Eid al-Adha here over the long weekend.  A few days ago, there were animals everywhere.








That last cow was chained to a lamppost in the middle of downtown Cairo.  The next day, there was blood in the streets after many of these unfortunate animals were slaughtered.  Here's some of the aftermath:  a big pile of animal skins, looking pretty moist and unpleasant.



And then the crowds flocked to downtown.


In droves.




There were police everywhere, and while the atmosphere felt pretty combustible to me, I didn't see any fighting or riots.  All in all, a good feast.

1 comment:

madam said...

Gravy, too?