Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi has declared Monday 11th July a public holiday in a bid to mark Eid UL adha. This was made public by the cabinet Secretary in a notice dated 8th July 2022. The notice is according to the public holidays act(cap 110) . The notice read and we quote
,” It is notified for general information that in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3 as read with the section 2(2) of the public holidays Act(cap 110), the cabinet Secretary for interior and coordinator of national government declares Monday, 11th July a public holiday marking idd-ul- udha ,”
Idd ul udha is the second and biggest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah’s command.
Before Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, however, Allah provided him with a lamb which he was supposed to kill in his son’s place because of his willingness to sacrifice his own son in the name of God. In commemoration of this intervention, animals are ritually slaughtered. One third of their meat is consumed by the family which offers the animal, while the rest of the meat is distributed to the poor and the needy. Sweets and gifts are given, and extended family members are typically visited and welcomed.
The day is also sometimes called the Greater Eid .
Netizens have reacted well to this information many being happy more so those who have been in office daily. The country celebrates many holidays from heroes day the popular mashujaa day and other Holidays like Christmas and Jamhuri day.
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