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Saudi Arabia announces that Thursday is the first day of Eid al-Adha
Regional-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 1/15/2005
The Higher judiciary council in Saudi Arabia announced that Eid al-Adha al-Mubarak falls Thursday, January 20th. The Saudi News agency quoted a statement by the council that Zee al-Hijja month started on last Tuesday and therefore standing of pilgrims on the Arafah mountain will be on Wednesday 19 of the current month ( January).
Earlier several Arab and Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia announced earlier that standing on Arafah mountain will be on Thursday January 20.
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