Monday Confirmed a Holiday
Monday, July 17, 2024, has been declared a public holiday by the Ministry of Interior.
It marks Eid-ul-Adha, a festival on the Islamic calendar.
A brief statement released by the Ministry on Monday enjoined the general public to observe the holiday.
“𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲. The general public is hereby informed that Sunday, 16th June, 2024 marks Eid-ul-Adha which is a Statutory Public Holiday,” it said.
About Festival
Eid-ul-Adha, otherwise known as the Feast of Sacrifice is used to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God’s command.
The festival falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month in the Islamic calendar, which is about 11 days earlier each year in the Western Gregorian calendar and coincides with the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Muslims on this day attend special prayers and gatherings at mosques and Islamic centres and embark on the sacrifice of an animal (usually a goat, sheep, or cow)- a large portion of which is distributed to the poor.
