August 21st declared holiday for Eid celebration

The Interior Ministry has declared Tuesday, August 21, 2018, as a public holiday.

A statement released by the Ministry said the holiday is to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha across the country.

Signed by the sector minister, Ambrose Dery, the statement said, “The general public is hereby informed that Tuesday, 21^st August, 2018 which marks the celebration of EIDUL-ADHA, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.”

Eid-ul-Adha is known as the festival of sacrifice for Muslims, which seeks to honour Ibrahim (Abraham) who in an act of obedience attempted to sacrifice his son.

God provided a male sheep to be sacrificed instead.

In commemoration of this, an animal is sacrificed by Muslims across the world and divided into three parts: one third of which is given to the poor and needy, while another third is given to relatives, friends and neighbors; and the remaining third is retained by the family.

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