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KUWAIT: The official Eid Al-Fitr holiday in Kuwait will last for five or six days depending on which day the Muslim holiday begins on at the end of August.
According to an article in a local newspaper, quoting a high-level government insider, the government is expected to announce a five-day holiday for public sector workers if the first day of Eid Al-Fitr falls on Tuesday August 30, but a six-day holiday if it begins the next day.
Muslims around the world closely watch the skies for the appearance of the crescent moon during the last couple of nights of Ramadan to determine when the Eid Al-Fitr holiday begins. The appearance of the crescent moon signifies that the holiday begins the next day, even if the Ramadan period has not lasted a full 30 days, with the same method being used to determine the beginning of Ramadan.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance reportedly deposited public sector workers’ salaries in their bank accounts last Thursday (August 18) in order to allow Kuwaitis to begin their preparations for the Eid Al-Fitr holiday early.
According to an article in a local newspaper, quoting a high-level government insider, the government is expected to announce a five-day holiday for public sector workers if the first day of Eid Al-Fitr falls on Tuesday August 30, but a six-day holiday if it begins the next day.
Muslims around the world closely watch the skies for the appearance of the crescent moon during the last couple of nights of Ramadan to determine when the Eid Al-Fitr holiday begins. The appearance of the crescent moon signifies that the holiday begins the next day, even if the Ramadan period has not lasted a full 30 days, with the same method being used to determine the beginning of Ramadan.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance reportedly deposited public sector workers’ salaries in their bank accounts last Thursday (August 18) in order to allow Kuwaitis to begin their preparations for the Eid Al-Fitr holiday early.
