Turkish, Indonesian leaders exchange holiday greetings

Turkish, Indonesian leaders exchange holiday greetings

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with his Indonesian counterpart by telephone Wednesday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. 

Erdogan and Joko Widodo exchanged holiday greetings.

The holiday commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son at the command of God, before the last-minute divine substitute of a ram.

Muslims sacrifice animals in commemoration of this intervention and share the meat with the poor and their relatives.

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