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Friday, December 29, 2006

Turkish butchers sweat at Feast of Sacrifice exam

"Turkish butchers sweat at Feast of Sacrifice exam

Dozens of Turks take exam to obtain official butcher certificates ahead of Eid al-Adha slaughter.

ANKARA - Can a kangaroo or an ostrich be sacrificed? Can a woman be the butcher? Are children allowed to watch the ritual?

These were some of the questions that dozens of Turks had to answer at an exam here Thursday to obtain official butcher certificates ahead of Eid al-Adha, the four-day Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice."

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