Saudi Arabia declares Eid on Sept 1
RIYADH, August 23, 2017
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has announced in a statement that today (August 23) will be the first of the month of Dhul-Hijjah according to the calendar of Umm Al-Qura.
Accordingly, the attendance at the Mount of Arafat, the peak and main pillar of the Haj ritual, will be on August 31 (the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah) and that Eid Al-Adha the next day (September 1), said a Saudi Press Agency statement.
