Criminal case For the torture and murder of an agricultural animal, the prosecutor’s office of Salonik against a 51-year-old man detained for holding a rite “Kurban”* In the suburban forest Sheikh-Su **.
The incident occurred in the morning at Chapel of St. Basil. The man explained that he stabbed and freshened the ram to divide the meat with relatives who came to the holiday, “As the custom prescribes”.
The police found an animal suspended on a tree branch, and nearby a knife used for sacrifice. The suspect was detained on the spot, and the carcass was confiscated due to the risk of spread Ospes of sheep and goats.
By order of the administration of Central Macedonia, the Veterinary Service of Aristotelian University will not conduct any research. The carcass will be sent to burning Under the control of the municipality of Neapolis – Sikeon.
The police do not report what religion was detained. However, it is known that in the Balkans Kurban (sacrifice) has a double meaning: as Islamic holiday of Kurban Bayramwhich is widely marked by Muslim communities (for example, Gagauz in Bulgaria), and more ancient Pagan ritualcalled also kurbanwhich exists in Bulgarians and other peoples of this region. Muslims make a sacrifice in honor Kurban-Bayramand in Christians this ritual is performed in various life situations, not necessarily tied to the holiday.
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