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The Minitry of Interior has declared Friday, July 31, 2020, a public holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-al-Adha also known as the Festival of Sacrifices.
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has urged the public in a press release to observe the day as a holiday throughout the country.
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The statement also cautioned the general public to adhere to the coronavirus safety protocols during the celebrations.
Eid al-Adha is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year and considered the holier of the two.
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Many Muslims make a special effort to pray and listen to a sermon at a mosque.
They also wear new clothes, visit family members and friends and may symbolically sacrifice an animal in an act known as Qurbani.
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This represents the animal that Ibrahim sacrificed in the place of his son.
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