Jokowi Prays Eid Al-Adha At Bogor Palace, Sacrifice In 35 Provinces

President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. (Photo: Doc. Setkab)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo performs Eid al-Adha prayers at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Tuesday, July 20.

In a written statement from the Press and Media Bureau of the State Secretariat, Monday, July 19, evening, the President reportedly also donated sacrificial animals symbolically to the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.

For the sacrificial animals, it was handed over to the Head of the Administrative Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, Sony Kartiko, to the Daily Chairperson of the Istiqlal Mosque Management Agency, KH Asep Syaifuddin.

The President's sacrificial animal that was handed over at the Istiqlal Mosque is a limousine cross cow. This cow comes from Pancoran, Jakarta and weighs 1,199 kilograms.

In addition to the Istiqlal Mosque, the President also sacrificed in many places in the country.

"A total of 35 cows are prepared, each province (gets) one and there is one for (Masjid) Istiqlal," said Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono.

The sacrificial animal from the president has been examined by a veterinarian and obtained an animal health certificate stating that it is healthy and does not indicate a strategic infectious animal disease (PHMS).

"All have been sterilized by the regional Livestock Service. The Presidential Secretariat is working with the Ministry of Agriculture to (provide) the cows and under the control of the local veterinarian," said Heru.