As families cut back, hawkers who sell fancy carving knife sets to drivers stuck in traffic also are doing less business for Eid al-Adha, which will be observed Friday
. The tailors who sew elaborate holiday boubous and vendors who sell barbecue grills by roadsides are hurting, too.
During Eid al-Adha, or the festival of sacrifice, Muslims commemorate the prophet Ibrahim’s test of faith by slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor. It’s also a time when families gather to prepare and enjoy a large feast, and many typically shell out for new outfits for the whole family.
The cheapest ram a person can find in Dakar goes for about 80,000 CFA , though more handsome ones can be sold for four times that amount. Unhappy buyers say their money doesn’t seem to be going as far this year.
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