No additional public holidays for Eid al-Adha

President’s Office stated that there will be no additional public holidays declared in connection with this year’s Eid al-Adha, as the dates fall on already designated holidays.

Presidential Spokesperson Heena Waleed announced via a post on X that Hajj Day, which corresponds to Dhul Hijjah 9 in the Islamic calendar, will fall on Thursday, June 5, according to both the Maldives and Saudi Arabian calendars.

“Since Hajj Day and Eid al-Adha coincide with days already declared as holidays, there will be no changes to the official calendar,” Heena said.

As a result, of the four days associated with the Eid al-Adha break, two fall on the weekend. Eid al-Adha falls on Friday, Sunday, June 8, and Monday, June 9 has been declared a public holiday.

This is in contrast to Eid al-Fitr earlier this year, which included an extended 15-day break, with the addition of the last 10 days of Ramadan and five days of Eid holidays.