THE MOSLEM FETE OF THE SACRIFICE EAST CELEBREE IN OUZBEKISTAN









TACHKENT, March 6.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Valeri Niyazmatov).  The
Moslem fete of the sacrifice debute Tuesday in Ouzbekistan.  The
cabinet of the ministers ouzbek has decrete that on March 6 would be
fery day in the republic.

According to the tradition, that day there procede are sacrifices, one
regale the poor and the orphans, one returns visit to the patients and
with the people agees and one offers gifts to them.  One also requests
so that peace and prosperity regnent on the Earth.

The fete of the Sacrifice is prolonged three days.  It coincide with
pilgrimages carry out on the Moslem holy spot has Mecque and has
Medine, in Saudi Arabia.  This year, some 4.000 Ouzbek went has
Mecque, has advertisement the spiritual department of the Moslems of
the republic.