At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca), we celebrate Eid Ul-Adha. This means 'Festival of Sacrifice'. Basically it is when we commemorate prophet Ibrahim willing to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with an animal to sacrifice instead. If you fo a quick search you can find the full detailed story on this topic. Anyway, the meat is divided into three parts to be distributed to others. The family retains one third of the share, another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbours, and the other third is given to the poor and needy. Here in England we will typically send money to a 3rd world country to buy an animal, which will then be sacrificed and will feed the poor. Any more questions, just ask. I'd live to attempt a good answer (to the best of my knowledge).