ultra-ortodox jwish making the kaparot tradition at "mea-seharim" NeighborhoodIt is customary to perform the kaparot(symbolic "atonement") rite in preparation for Yom KippurThe rite consists of taking a chicken and waving it over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text. The fowl is then slaughtered in accordance with halachic procedure and its monetary worth given to the poor, or, as is more popular today, the chicken itself is donated to a charitable cause.