so in the us we dont sacrifice animals, for good reason. my fam just gives money to a charity that does it and donates the meat.
after our trip to ayarou, me kwads mayaki and dulla went to our french professors house. getting there was a french exam. we got lost and could not find his house for the life of us. oh well, eventually he came out and got us.
the families close to his house went into the street and got to it. all the younger men killed the goats, pooling their blood in a hole, put the bodies on mats, and just went to it. took off the skin, hooves, etc. i didn't watch the whole process, not really my thing. but once they have a carcass of meat, and no organs, they stick, well, sticks, through them in the shape of an x and everyone lines up their goats around a bonfire to slow roast the meat allllllll dayyyyyy long. it looks liek this!
so theres like 4 of these bonfires set up on every street. its nuts, you couldnt turn a full 360 degrees without seeing this in the streets.all the organs go to the women. they use everything. they cook the intestines, kidneys etc, and even make a sauce out of the head and hooves. the next day the meat is cut up and distributed to family and friends, and served with tonka (spicy spice). i had pretty much every part of the goat that you can think of (including testicles.... only a small bit!).
what happens to the skin?? its dried out and used as a traditional prayer mat.
so all in all, i love tabaski.love naye/ayesha
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