Turkish, Indonesian leaders exchange holiday greetings
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 07:39 | 14 August 2019
- Modified Date: 07:39 | 14 August 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with his Indonesian counterpart by telephone Wednesday to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Erdoğan and Joko Widodo exchanged holiday greetings, Turkey's Presidential Communications Directorate said in a statement.
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.