Eid Ul Adha 2017 Holidays In Saudi Arabia

Saudi arabia s supreme court on monday said that the day of arafat will fall on thursday july 30 and that the eid al adha holiday will be on friday july 31.

Eid ul adha 2017 holidays in saudi arabia. Eid al adha is an islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of ibrahim also known as abraham to follow allah s god s command to sacrifice his son. International day of older persons the united nations un international day of older persons is celebrated on october 1 each year as a special day for older persons worldwide. The kingdom of saudi arabia on wednesday declared a 16 day holiday for the festival of eid al adha. The unofficial holiday encourages people to avoid eating foods that include animal products and to adopt a plant based diet.

This year s eid al adha is likely to fall on friday september 1 2017. List of dates for other years. Eid al adha 2017 10 sep 2016 18 34 gmt. 28 aug 2017 20 04 gmt traditionally eid al adha is celebrated for four days as an official holiday in all.

Financial times office holidays provides calendars with dates and information on public holidays and bank holidays in key countries around the world. Saudi arabia holidays 2020. Eid ul azha 2017 holidays officially announced posted 3 years ago by sajawal rehman the ministry of interior has announced 4 days of eid ul azha holidays in a notification released on wednesday. Bol 12 june 2020.

Saudi arabia announces two week holiday on eid al adha source. How many days is it by country. Eid al adha is celebrated for four days but holidays in 2016 range from 12 days in saudi arabia to. Saudi arabia considers cancelling hajj for first time in modern history source.