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t. e. Eid al-Adha ( Arabic: عيد الأضحى, romanized : ʿĪd al-ʾAḍḥā, EED əl AD-hə; IPA: [ˈʕiːd alˈʔadˤħaː] ), commonly translated as the Feast of Sacrifice and also known as Yawm an-Nahr ( Arabic: يوم النحر, romanized : Yawm al-Naḥr ), is the second of the two main Islamic holidays alongside Eid al-Fitr.
e. The Day of Arafah ( Arabic: يوم عرفة, romanized : Yawm 'Arafah) is an Islamic holiday that falls on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar Islamic Calendar. [4] It is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and is followed by the holiday of Eid al-Adha. [5] At dawn of this day, Muslim pilgrims will make their way from Mina to a ...
Eid al-Ghadir ( Arabic: عید الغدیر, romanized : ʿīd al-ghadīr, lit. 'feast of the pond') is a commemorative holiday, and is considered to be among the most significant holidays of Shi'ite Muslims and Alawites. [2] The Eid is held on 18 Dhul-Hijjah at the time when the Islamic prophet Muhammad —according to interpretation in Shia ...
Dhu al-Hijjah (also Dhu al-Hijja Arabic: ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, romanized : Ḏū al-Ḥijja IPA: [ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒah]) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. [1] Being one of the four sacred months during which war is forbidden, it is the month in which the Ḥajj ( Pilgrimage) takes place as well as Eid al-Adha, the ...
Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 9-12 Dhul-Hijjah. The Feast of the End of Hajj. Eid al-Adha. Observed officially for 10 days, by private institutions from 3 to 7 days. 22 February. Founding Day (Foundation of the First Saudi State in 1727) Al-Yawm Al-Taasis. Officially for one day.
The United Arab Emirates Government announced official holidays for the public and private sectors for the years 2019. The Cabinet granted equal leaves (14 days) sectors. This decision aims to achieve a balance between the two sectors in the number of official holidays they are entitled to. The 1st of December is a public holiday, known as ...
Islam. There are two official [according to whom?] holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar.
Major January holidays including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Lunar New Year may come to mind when you think of the first month in 2023. Between January 1st and January 31st, though ...