eid kbir...not for the weak.

seriously, if you have a weak stomach i would stop reading right now.

this past tuesday the moroccans celebrated eid kbir. it is also known as the slaying of the sheep holiday. this holiday comes from the story in the old testament when God tested abraham and told him to offer his only son, isaac, as a burnt offering. as abraham is about to sacrifice his son, an angel tells him not to kill isaac, and instead, abraham sacrifices a ram. (i really encourage you to read genesis 22.) so, in rememberance of God providing a ram for abraham, they sacrifice a ram or a sheep. for the past month there have been sheep running around everywhere. it has made for good conversation for ella and i in the car. we talk about how we are the sheep and the Good Shepherd takes care of us. in one conversation ella said, "i am NOT a sheep", so i had to do some more explaining. ella made a cute sheep during craft time at school (she goes to a moroccan french school.) as we drove through town on Tuesday, we were reminded of the perfect lamb who was slain, who washes away our sins.


little lamb among the sheep


sheep being carried away


sheep not wanting to go


waiting to be killed


notice the skin on the far right of the clothesline with the laundry (click pic to enlarge)


burning the head


notice the headless sheep hanging upside down