Dubai: Kuwait has formally declared the Eid Al Fitr holiday, which is going to start on Sunday (May 1, 2022) and will end on (May 5, 2022), and it means that this is a seven day weekend, reported by local media. 

According to the Civil Service Commission (CSC), all ministries and state department will start their work on May 8 (Sunday). 

Furthermore, CSC urged leaders and management of all state departments to arrange their work timings in a manner that would serve the public interest.

According to experts, Eid Al Fitr will astronomically fall on Monday, May 2, in most Arab countries.

Eid Al Fitr is the first of two religious festivals of Islam. Also called the “Lesser Eid,” Eid Al Fitr celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. 

This is a special occasion for Muslims in which they get gifts, special prayers, family visits, relative visits and charity; it takes place over one to three days, starting on the first day of Shawwal, which is the 10th month according to the Islamic calendar. 

Eid al-Fitr holiday Observances:-

YearWeekdayDateNameHoliday Type

2017Wed 28 Jun Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2018Sun 17 Jun Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2019Thu 6 Jun Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2020Tue 26 May Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2021Sat 15 May Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2022Thu 5 May Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2023Mon24 Apr Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2024Fri 12 Apr Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2025Wed 2 Apr Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2026Sun 22 Mar Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

2027Fri 12 Mar Eid al-Fitr holiday Official holiday

When is Eid al-Fitr?

The Festival of Fast-breaking, commonly known as Eid al-Fitr, is a major religious holiday observed by Muslims throughout the world that marks the conclusion of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan’s 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting throughout the month.

Because the day of Eid is determined by the sighting of the moon, there may be slight differences in the precise date observed across the world. The actual dates of Eid Al-Fitr may not be announced until close to the beginning of Ramadan.