2024 Eid-Ul Adha: Bad economy hindered our celebrations - Muslims lament

For many Muslims across the country, Eid-Ul Adha in 2024 lacked the usual merriment that characterizes the festive period.

Speaking to some Muslims in Accra, they expressed gratitude to God but highlighted their inability to celebrate the festivities as they normally would, due to the current economic challenges.

"We are entreating the government to help us because, with the high standard of living and the soaring prices in Ghana, I can clearly say that this Eid-Ul Adha was not celebrated well. Not everyone can afford rams, cattle, camels, and the like. Sitting in front of the house of the National Chief Imam, you can clearly see that things are not going well. Initially, we would have slaughtered about 20 cattle, but today, it is not like that," a woman noted.

"The prices of rams and cows are high this year. Last year, the price of a cow was around six thousand cedis, but this year it has shot up to over sixteen thousand cedis," another lamented.

The 2024 Eid-Ul Adha, celebrated by Muslims across Ghana, was marked on Sunday, June 16, 2024.

In accordance with the law on statutory holidays, Monday, June 17, 2024, was declared a national holiday, which saw Muslims engage in various acts of merrymaking.

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