One of the religious rituals associated with the blessed Eid al-Adha is the sacrifice of sacrifices, whereby we approach God by doing this. There is also a benefit for the poor and the needy, and with the rituals of slaughter, parents accompany their children to see the sacrifices, so “The Seventh Day” reviews during the following lines the psychological impact of children seeing the sacrifices, according to what he indicated. To him, the psychologist Muhammad Mustafa.

Muhammad Mustafa said in his interview with “The Seventh Day”: “Not all children are affected by seeing the sacrifices, as many children remain awake waiting to see the sacrifice in happiness and joy, but some children refuse to see the sacrifices, and despite their refusal to take them to see the slaughter process, there are some Wrong and violating rituals, which is putting blood on their heads or clothes. This behavior may negatively affect the psychological well-being of children..

Negative effects of children seeing carcasses:

He continued: “The negative effect usually begins with intense crying and screaming when children see the scene of slaughter, and this scene may affect the child’s sleep, as we find that he has insomnia and is afraid to sleep on his own, in addition to the possibility of seeing some nightmares at night, and the symptoms may continue and may develop, so we find the child urinating regularly.” involuntarily during the night, or he develops hemophobia (fear of seeing blood), and there are few children who avoid eating meat.

And he continued: “It is also important to follow up on the child’s behavior during the slaughter. Children who have aggressive behaviors are found happy with the killing of the animal, and they may go to dip their hands in blood. These children must be followed up in their daily lives. If they show some violent behaviors directed at animals, here a psychologist should be reviewed. In order to avoid the formation of a psychopathic personality in the future..

How do we avoid the negative effects of children seeing sacrifices?

He says: “It is important to rehabilitate children psychologically before taking them to slaughter, and explain to them the reason and the virtue of that. It is also preferable to accompany children when distributing meat to the poor, so that the child can see the effect of that year in an actual way, and cultivate the concept of giving in them.”

Slaughter and children on Eid al-Adha

Children and sacrifice