LAHORE – Punjab announces four-day holidays for Eidul Adha 2023.
The Punjab government on Friday announced holidays for Eidul Adha from June 28 to July 1.
As Punjab announces four-day holidays for Eidul Adha 2023, a notification has also been released by the provincial government.
According to the notification, offices with a 5-day workweek will be closed from June 28 to June 30 in observance of Eid.
Similarly, the holidays will run from June 28 to July 1 for businesses that operate a 6-day workweek.
The federal government has already announced a holiday schedule for different kinds of offices.
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In order to observe Eid al-Adha, institutions with a six-day workweek were initially given a four-day break from June 28 to July 1st.
Offices with a five-day workweek, on the other hand, get a three-day holiday to celebrate the event.
Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice is the second and the largest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr).
It honors the willingness of Abraham (Ibrahim) to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Ismail) as an act of obedience to God’s command. However, before Abraham could sacrifice his son in the name of God, and because of his willingness to do so, God provided him with a lamb to kill in his son’s place.
In commemoration of this intervention, animals are ritually sacrificed. Part of their meat is consumed by the family that 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 typically visit and are welcomed. The day is also sometimes called the Greater Eid.
