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Feast of Sacrifice; Holidays announced for Saudi private sector workers – NEWS 360 – GULF

Riyadh: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced a holiday for the private sector in Saudi Arabia on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. A four-day holiday has been announced for workers in the non-profit private sector. The holiday is between June 27 and 30, the day of Arafah. As this includes weekend holidays, employers will have to provide another day off instead. The employer can decide on this.

Eid-ul-Adha (Eid-ul-Adha) will be celebrated on the 28th in Saudi Arabia as the new moon of Dhul-Hajj is sighted the day before. The Arafa meeting will be held on the 27th. In addition to Saudi Arabia, the Dhul Hajj moonrise has also been seen in Oman. Baliperunal is celebrated on 29th in India. The Feast of Sacrifice is celebrated on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hajj in the Islamic calendar. The main event of the Hajj, the meeting of Arafa, is held on the ninth day of the month of Dhul Hajj. The Hajj ends with a great feast. The Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah takes place from the eighth to the twelfth month of Dhul Hajj.