City abuzz with Eid activities

LAHORE - The City is abuzz with Eid activities to mark the religious occasion with traditional enthusiasm. Arrival of herds of goats and sheep in the provincial capital from various parts of the country is in full swing. Other than the sale points of animals designated by CDGL, streets and roads have been flooded with sacrificial animals. Traders of cattle have spread in different localities to sell the animals. Frequent scenes of bargaining could be watched out most of the time.
Usually people are not much interested to buy sacrificial animals through venders. But, they haggle in a bid to evaluate the price of animals being sold out in streets and cattle market. People have also started adorning their goats, sheep, cows and camels. Decorated sacrificial animals could be seen tied up outside the houses.
Children are also sighted moving with their sacrificial animals. Bells hanging around the necks of cows and animals are sounding out the bugle of Eid onset, which is round the corner. This year, cows and camels have outnumbered the goats and sheep. People are more interested in collective sacrifices, so trend to buy cows and camels has been picking momentum.
Different organisations including religious seminaries, NGOs and charitable institutions have also come into action to get the skins of sacrificial animals as charity.
They have displayed a number of banners on main roundabouts, main roads and most populated Mohalas to convince the people that nobody but they are deserving one.