Holiday Guide for Saudi Arabia in 2020

Saudi Arabia 2020

Saudi Arabia
2020

Saudi Arabia information

Population: 34.81m
Capital: Riyadh
Calling Code: (966)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Saudi riyal
Language: Arabic

List of National Holidays in Saudi Arabia in 2020

	Saturday May 23rd Eid Al Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia: Public holiday to mark Eid Al Fitr
	Sunday May 24th Eid Al Fitr Saudi Arabia: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday May 25th Eid Al Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia: Ongoing celebrations to mark Eid Al Fitr
	Tuesday May 26th Eid Al Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia: Ongoing celebrations to mark Eid Al Fitr
	Wednesday May 27th Eid Al Fitr Holiday Saudi Arabia: Ongoing celebrations to mark Eid Al Fitr
	Wednesday July 29th Eid Al Adha Holiday Saudi Arabia: Public holiday for the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
	Thursday July 30th Arafat (Haj) Day Saudi Arabia: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Friday July 31st Eid Al Adha Saudi Arabia: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Saturday August 1st Eid Al Adha Holiday Saudi Arabia: Second day of the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
	Sunday August 2nd Eid Al Adha Holiday Saudi Arabia: Third day of the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
	Wednesday September 23rd National Day Saudi Arabia: On September 23rd 1932, King Abdulaziz announced the unification of the country as a kingdom

Notes

The official weekend for the public sector and some private sectors is on Friday and Saturday.

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