Private sector workers are set for a long weekend break at the end of July after Eid Al Adha holiday dates were confirmed on Thursday.
Those working in private companies will get four days off starting Thursday, July 30 until Sunday, August 2. Work will resume on Monday, August 3.
The break for private sector employees is in line with the holiday announced for public sector staff on Wednesday.
The festival is the most important of two main holidays in the Muslim world. It begins on the 10th day of Dhu Al Hijjah, which is the 12th and final month in the Islamic calendar.
Eid is a time when families and friends come together to celebrate, usually over a meal. The day begins with early Eid prayers at a mosque and it is customary for a family to have a goat or sheep butchered at an abattoir. The meat is typically shared between themselves, their relatives and the underprivileged.
Families and friends visit each other and wear new clothes. Eidiyah – a present in the form of cash given during Eid – is given to children and sweets are served.
This year, because of the coronavirus outbreak, traditions have been put on hold.