Ethnic and Religious Holiday Calendar

Holidays where lamb or goat meat is part of the traditional holiday feast.

Eid ul-Adha
December 31, 2006, December 20, 2007
Lamb - 60-80 lbs. Old and new crop lambs suitable.
Goat - Prefer yearlings that are blemish free.

Western or Roman Easter
April 16, 2006, April 8, 2007
Lamb - 30-35 lbs., milk fed and fat.
Goat - Fleshy, milk fed kids, 3 month old or younger, 35 lbs. optimum

Eastern or Greek Orthodox Easter
April 23, 2006, April 8, 2007
Lamb - 40-55 lbs., milk fed and fat.
Goat - Fleshy, milk fed, 3 month old or younger, 35 lbs. optimum

Fourth of July
Goat - Cabrito kids or young bucks, does, and wethers with 1 or no sets of teeth

Caribbean Holidays
August
Goat - young 60-80 lbs. bucks and older animals of both sexes

Dashara - Hindu Holiday
October 2, 2006
Goat - Male only, relatively tender

Start of Ramadan (Date Varies Depending on the Moon)
September 24, 2006, September 13, 2007
Lamb - 60-80 lbs
Goat - Male and Female kids with all their milk teeth (about 12 months old)

Eid al Fitr - Muslim Festival of Breaking the Ramadon Fast
October 24, 2006, October 13, 2007
Lamb - 60-80 lbs.
Goat - Male and Female kids with all their milk teeth (about 12 months old)

Christmas
December 25
Goat - milk fed kids. Rare due to out-of-season breeding in May ofr October kiddings

Hispanic Market
Goats - 20 - 35 lbs. Live, milk-fed kids and larger

Passover
April 13 -20, 2006
Lamb

Chinese Market
Limited to six colder months
Goat - 60 -80 lbs. Live, in good health