Jakarta City Hall Holds Limited Eid Al-Adha And Without Slaughter Of Sacrificial Animals

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JAKARTA - Eid al-Adha prayers, Friday, July 31, at the Jakarta City Hall are held limited to a maximum of 500 people and an invitation system.

"There is an Id prayer tomorrow, but it is limited. The invitation is only for the Governor, Deputy Governor, Regional Secretary, including DKI officials. A maximum of 500 people," said Head of DKI Jakarta Mental and Spiritual Education Bureau Hendra Hidayat as quoted by Antara, Thursday, July 30.

This amount, said Hendra, is about 50 percent of the capacity of mosques at City Hall which can usually accommodate 1,000 to 1,200 people.

However, if residents come to pray at this place, Hendra does not prohibit them as long as they comply with health protocols and bring their own prayer equipment.

"Therefore we ask for his awareness. Even if someone comes later, the hope is like Friday prayers at the maximum," said Hendra.

Apart from carrying out the Eid al-Adha prayers on a limited basis, the City Hall also does not slaughter sacrificial animals. The slaughter of the sacrificial animals was handed over to the Dharma Jaya Slaughterhouse (RPH) in East Jakarta.

For this year's Eid al-Adha, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has prepared 12 cows from employees within the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government. The sacrificial meat that has been cut, will be shared with the community. This is different from last year, where the DKI Pemprov distributed it in processed form.

"It's not like last year because the conditions are like this (COVID-19 outbreak). It means that raw meat is given to the public," said Hendra.