Public holiday today

The government has decided to give a public holiday today on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr, the festival of the Islam community.

The Ministry of Home Affairs stated this, issuing a press release yesterday. The government has been giving a public holiday every year on the occasion of the Eid-ul Fitr (Eid) festival.

The followers of Islam said the final day of Eid had to be postponed to Thursday this year, as the moon was not seen yesterday. Yesterday marks the completion of the month-long Roja, a rigorous fasting, that is observed in the month of Ramadan.

The people from the Islam community today will gather at the Mosque and Idgah, a place set for public prayers on the occasion of Eid, and read the Namaj.

After the recitations of Namaj, they hug each other and exchange Eid-ul Fitr greetings. Back home, they enjoy delicacies. The month of Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.

In the 70 days of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslim people observe the Baker-Eid or Eid-ul-Ajaha. During this festival, they depart for Hajj, a pilgrimage to the Mecca Medina in the Saudi Arabia.