Indonesian Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha With Feasts After Disease Disruption Last Year

Muslims in Indonesia celebrated Eid al-Adha with meat-based feasts after last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak disrupted celebrations.
Eid al-Adha is an occasion where devout Muslims buy and slaughter animals, sharing two-thirds of the meat with the poor.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore observed Eid al-Adha on Thursday, while other countries celebrated Wednesday depending on moon sightings.
Indonesia's government extended the holiday by two days to boost economic activities and tourism.
Last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak disrupted ritual slaughter, but the government has worked to overcome it, with active cases decreasing recently.