Eid-al-Adha Holidays in Saudi Arabia (KSA)

The ministry has announced that the holidays will start from 8th July, Friday and will last for four days for celebrating the Eid

Eid Al-Adha holidays for the two sectors will last for 4 days starting from the Day of Standing in Arafat on 9th of Dhul-Hijjah, corresponding to July 8, until the end of 12 Dhul-Hijjah, corresponding to July 11.

Eid Al Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is celebrated all over the Muslim world to mark the anniversary of the willingness of Abraham’s prophet to offer everything to God.

Eid Al Adha lasts four days and is an important occasion for Muslims to make visits to close friends and relatives visit graves, offer sacrificed meat, and finally go to mosques for an Eid prayer.

The Ministry of Human Resources & Social Development has announced    Eid Ul Fitr holidays for the upcoming greatest Muslim Celebration that concludes the holiest month spent in fasting and prayers for the sake of Almighty Allah and following the path of Prophet Mohammed SAWS. Absolute abstinence from food, water and all kinds of entertainment from Dawn to Dusk for ALLAH SWT is called as fasting.

Eid-ul Fitr Holidays in Saudi Arabia 2022

Private Sector Eid Holidays 2020: 4 Days

The Eid Ul Fitr holidays for private sector will be from 1st May 2022 till 4^th of May 2022.Its expected that this year we will have 30 days fasting/ Siyams and the 30th day of fasting /Siyam will end on 01-5-2022.

The crescent of Shawwal is expected to be seen on 30-4-2022 post Maghrib possibly. Hence 01-5-2022 will be the first day of Eid Ul Fitr.

This  Eid ul Fitr  unlike every year is expected to be different the same way  this  Month of Ramadhan is passing by which we never heard of or imagined.

The stringent COVID-19  rules and regulations for prayers  and gatherings will not be in place. The Eid prayers will be like earlier.

Follow our upcoming news regarding Salat e Eid Ul Fitr.

Eid Holidays in Saudi

Private Sector Employees (Public Holidays)

Eid-Ul-Fitr (4 Days Holiday)

Private Sector Employees in Saudi Arabia are entitled for a 4 day vacation on the ocaasion of Eid-ul-Fitr from 30th day of Ramadan, which means 29th of Ramadan will be the last working day

Eid-Al-Adha (4 Days Holiday)

Private Sector Employees in Saudi Arabia are entitled for a 4 day vacation on the ocaasion of Eid-Al-Adha starting the day of Arafat, which means from 9th of Dhul-Al-Hijjah.

Other leaves are also mentioned below:

Saudi National Day – 1 day Leave

Under the plan, government employees and military staff will receive around a full working week off to mark the holiday, which falls at the end of Ramadan.

The exact start date of Eid has yet to be officially announced, but an astronomer in Sharjah said this week that it will likely begin on Friday, June 15.

According to the directive, affected employees in the Kingdom will resume work on Sunday, June 24.

This announcement was made as as part of royal decrees which replaced Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef with Mohammed bin Salman, previously deputy Crown prince.

All the Government Employees in Saud Arabia will be availing the holdays from Sunday and will end it on July 9th instead of July 1st 2017.

Earlier, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, The king of Saudi Arabia has ordered each and every company in Saudi Arabia to pay the Salaries of this month to every worker by the June 18th 2017, which is 23rd of Ramadan according to the Islamic Calender.

This is not the first time King Salman has helped its citizen mnaytimes, such as giving bonus to Saudis working in Government Sector.

Extending a week Holiday for Eid is really a generous gesture by the monarch.