CAIRO – Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli said on Monday that Eid Al-Adha holiday will start Saturday, July 9, till Thursday, July 14.
The fully paid holiday will be given to all employees of the public sector.
According to the premier’s official statement, exams will run as previously scheduled.
Eid Al-Adha is one of the two religious holidays in Islam, which falls on the tenth day of Dhu Al-Hijjah, the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar.
Eid Al-Adha marks the beginning of the annual hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God.
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