恐いこわいと言いながら、同じネタを今日も書く。だって一年に一回しかないんだし。ということで昨日、近所で撮った写真をご紹介。

Though I have been saying I am so scared to witness Eid-ul-Adha, here also known as Korbani Eid, I would like to show some photos. Because this happens only once in a year. (It’s too much if it happens more than that)

綺麗に飾ってもらった牛。Cow with garland. (Oops, I never thought ask they are a cow or ox or bull…)

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遠景で後ろのほうで座り込んでいる牛も写そうとしたら、牛の飼い主が出てきたのでアップにした。x with his owner. He looked so proud to buy him.

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そして餌のわら。木を輪切りにしたものは簡易「まな板」なのだろうが、それこそ恐くて訊ねられなかった・・・。

Straws to feed. And slices of wood must be used as chopping boards. But I was too scared to know…

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牛を買って家まで連れていく間、道行く人に「いくらで買った?」と聞かれ続けられるのだそうだ。シャプラニールのあるスタッフは「何回も同じ事を言うのは面倒だから、値札を首にかけていけばいいのにね」と言っていたが、なんのなんの。私はこれはベンガル人の「お決まり」なのだということを理解した。植木屋のおじさんは私と商談しているのに、道行く人に「いくら?」と訊ね、聞かれた方も嬉しそうに答えてきたのを見てしまったもんね。
While taking a ox to home, you will be repeatedly asked how much you spent on him. One of my staff said that it’s too annoyed being asked all the way home, so hanging a price on ox’s head will be a good solution. But I know Bengalis are actually happy to be asked no matter how may times. Because today, I went to a plants shop on the street and a man at the shop kept asking the very question to those with a ox who passed in front of him. The passer seems to be very happy and proud to give him answer.