{"id":28920,"date":"2016-09-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/28920\/5-things-sheep-do-during-eid-al-adha"},"modified":"2023-08-14T11:44:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T11:44:12","slug":"5-things-sheep-do-during-eid-al-adha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/28920\/5-things-sheep-do-during-eid-al-adha\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things Sheep Do During Eid al-Adha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>It&#8217;s that time of year again: Eid al-Adha. On this day, we celebrate with family gatherings, new clothes (tyeb el eid), fireworks, and of course, the customary sacrifice of sheep.<\/p>\n<p>  That&#8217;s what we humans do at least. Sheep have been known to display some odd behaviors around this time though&#8230;<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>1. They lay low for a while<\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/28920.png\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>They don&#8217;t even answer your calls.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>2. They freak out when they see you preparing rice<\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/28920-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Must be some bizarre phobia or something.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>3. They frequently preach the nutritional benefits of chicken<\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/28920-2.png\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Made-up benefits too for that matter.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>4. They tend to overdo their outfits<\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/28920-3.png\"><\/p>\n<p>  <Big>It&#8217;s almost like they&#8217;re trying to avoid us for some reason.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>  <b><big><big>5. They&#8217;re unusually nice to everyone<\/big><\/big><\/b><\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img1.beirut.com\/GetImage\/5\/article\/28920\/500x500\"><\/p>\n<p>  <big>Awww, they&#8217;re sweethearts aren&#8217;t they? 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