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| Sunflower seeds join the regular market fare |
Sundown is the beginning of the most important Muslim feast of the year, Kurban Bayram, the holiday celebrating Abraham’s willingness to obey God even to the point of sacrificing his son. Traditional observance includes the killing of an animal and sharing the meat with family, friends and the poor. The slaughter can be a hazardous undertaking, as this report from Turkey last year recounts:
This is the holiday known in Arabic as Eid al-Adha in Arabic, and we were in Tunisia in 2008 when it was celebrated. On that occasion we had seen what looked like - and indeed turned out to be - blood in the gutters and noted the previous day a very reluctant sheep being led by a rope. No such indications here, though it’s early. Tomorrow would be the more likely day.
Expect market to be very busy, and it is, although probably no busier than usual. Cherries still at their peak, citrus virtually gone and no cherry tomatoes in sight. Plenty of other fruit and veg though, and - first time this year - sunflower seeds, still in situ.
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