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Matiang'i declares Monday a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Adha

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

By  Silas Apollo

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared Monday, July 11 a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Adha.

According to Islamic teaching, Idd-ul-Adha (the feast of slaughtering) takes place on the 10th day of the third month after Ramadhan. 

Idd-ul-Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Abraham to follow Allah's command to sacrifice his son.

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It also marks the end of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.

It is one of the two Idd celebrations, Idd-ul-Adha and Idd-ul-Fitr, and is often considered the holier of the two. 

During the festival Muslims around the world gather to mark one of the holiest days in the religious calendar.

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