Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has declared Monday, July 11, 2022, as a public holiday to mark Idd–ul –Adha.
“It is notified for general information that in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 as read with section 2 (2) of the Public Holidays Act (Cap. 110), the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government declares Monday, 11th July, 2022 a public holiday marking Idd–ul –Adha,” Matiang’i said a gazette notice dated July 8, 2022.
Idd–ul –Adha is the second and biggest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam, the other being Eid al-Fitr.
Holiday honours Ibrahim
The holiday honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to Allah’s command.
The tradition for Eid al-Adha involves slaughtering an animal and sharing the meat in three equal parts – for family, relatives, friends, and for poor people.
The goal is to make sure every Muslim gets to eat it.
