犠牲祭を迎えました
Friendly reminder: some photos include images of animal sacrifice (including blood)
ご注意：一部の写真には、動物の生贄（血を含む）の画像が含まれています。
Eid al-Adha is here! Last year, taking into account conditions such as water shortages for irrigation, many people in Morocco chose to observe the holiday without performing the traditional animal sacrifice. Since there was no such royal decree this year, the celebration is happening full heat!
Eid al Adha がやってきました！去年は灌漑などの状況を踏まえて、動物を犠牲することはなく過ごした方が多かったモロッコ。今年はそのような国王からのお達しはなかったため、Eidの２～３日前から、どこからともなく聞こえてくる羊さんやヤギさんの声が聞こえてきました。
Starting two or three days before Eid, the bleating of sheep and goats could be heard drifting in from all directions. It seems the animals were transported from farms to the city and loaded onto trucks. I learned that the sheep and goats come in two varieties: those raised domestically in Morocco and those imported from abroad (such as from Portugal or Spain). Apparently, the Moroccan-raised animals end up at a higher price.
農家から街へやってくる時はトラックなどにのせられているようです。そして、羊さん＆やぎさんは、国産のものと海外から輸入（ポルトガルやスペインなど）のものがあるそうで、モロッコ産の方がお値段は高めなのだそう。
Eid al-Adha is one of the two major holidays in the Islamic faith. It is celebrated by ritually slaughtering animal, usually a sheep or goat; this act serves as an offering to God, and the meat is distributed not only among one’s own family but also shared as charity with the poor. In our apartment building, the neighbors on the floor below us were performing the sacrifice.
イスラム教の中で２大祝祭のひとつ、犠牲祭とも呼ばれているEid al Adha。羊や山羊などを屠殺して、神に捧げつつ、家族内だけでなく、貧しい人たちにも施されてお祝いされるんですね。我がアパートでも、下の階の方が屠殺しておりました。
I noticed something hanging down from the rooftop as well. Before long, the aroma of barbecue began wafting in from various directions. It was our first time witnessing the festivities of the Eid-al-Adah, and I found the whole experience quite fascinating.
近くのアパートでは、屋上でなにかつる下がっているものがあったり。しばらくすると、いろいろなところからバーベキューの匂いがしてきました。はじめて体験する犠牲祭の様子、なかなか興味ぶかかったです。
I had been told that “all the shops and restaurants will be closed,” but the cafés and eateries in the Agdal neighborhood were actually open for business as usual. People were enjoying their coffee and mint tea, and many were dressed up for the occasion; looking even more stylish than usual, wearing traditional Moroccan attire. And so, my husband joined them!
「お店やレストランが全部閉まるよ～」と言われていましたが、アグダル近辺のカフェなどは普通に営業しておりました。コーヒーやミントティーを楽しんでいる方達、いつもよりもおめかし、モロッコの民族衣装を身にまとっている方が多かったです。というわけで、旦那さんも！
Amidst all this activity, the busiest place of all seemed to be the butcher shops! Presumably, people were bringing in the livestock they had slaughtered at home to have the meat cut and prepared. During this rush, they even had “waiting chairs” for customers. The butchers looked incredibly busy, working hard until late into the night.
そんな中、とにかく忙しそうだったのがお肉屋さん！みなさん、各ご家庭で屠殺した家畜を持ってきて、カットしてもらいにくるんでしょうね。この時は「待合用椅子」まで登場。夜遅くまで大変そうでした。
It was reported in the news that His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, also performed the traditional rituals in his palace in Rabat. Eid al-Adha is a holiday celebrated by the entire family and community together; I’m hoping that next year, we might get “adopted” into someone’s family so we can celebrate it with them!
国王様もパレス内で儀式をされたようで、ニュースになっておりました。家族みんなでお祝いするEid al Adha, 来年はどなたかの家族にアダプトされたいなぁ。
Tomo
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