Mawlid public holiday: Families struggle to afford food, chickens amid hardship

For galore families successful Kano, the attack of Mawlid would usually mean the odor of freshly cooked food, the slaughtering of chickens oregon rams, caller apparel for children and a gathering of relatives to observe the commencement of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

But this year, the solemnisation looks different.

With the outgo of nutrient and different household needs continuing to rise, immoderate families accidental they are being forced to observe according to what they tin afford, alternatively than according to the traditions they person maintained for years.

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday a nationalist vacation for Muslims crossed the state to people Eid-ul-Mawlid, but for immoderate households, the vacation is arriving astatine a clip erstwhile simply putting nutrient connected the array has go a regular struggle.

Musa Ibrahim, a Kano nonmigratory and father, said helium usually buys chickens for his household during Mawlid truthful they tin stock successful the celebration.

This year, however, helium said helium was not definite helium could spend adjacent one.

“At the moment, I lone person N1,000, and I person a household to instrumentality attraction of, you tin spot that buying a chickenhearted is nary longer possible,” helium said.

Musa said helium would explicate the concern to his children if helium could not bargain the nutrient they expected.

“We person not fixed up hope, but if we cannot spend it, I volition ...