When is Sallah holiday 2017 in Nigeria?

When is Sallah holiday 2017 in Nigeria?

Guess which holiday will we be having This month? The festival of Eid-el-fitri Sallah will take place next month. Sallah holiday is tremendously popular among Nigerians. What is it? And when is Sallah 2017?
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Sallah Date

The end of Ramadan or Eid-el-fitri Sallah is a religious holiday which is traditionally celebrated in Nigeria. Sallah (Nigeria) is going to be on Monday, June 26. You should expect that this official Federal holiday in Nigeria will last for two days. It means that Nigerians will likely have rest on Monday and Tuesday (June 26-27).

What is Sallah holiday? 

It`s an important religious holiday celebrated by all Muslims around the world. The literal translation of the phrase is from Arabic meaning “festival of breaking the fast”. It marks the end of Ramadan.

Muslims all over the world celebrate the end of 30 days fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. This tradition is encrypted in the scriptures of the Quran. Muslims believe that during the month of Ramadan they are the closest to Allah.

How do people celebrate Sallah holiday?

When is Sallah holiday 2017 in Nigeria?

This holiday is usually celebrated for two or three days. You can hear common blessings between Muslims on this day. The most used blessings are “Eid Mubarak” and “Eid Said”. It means “Blessed Eid” and “Happy Eid”. People usually pray in minarets on this day and have small family celebrations. It`s strictly forbidden to fast on this day.

Sallah Festival in Nigeria

Nigeria is populated by large number of Muslims. Eid-el-fitri is traditionally known here as “Small Sallah”. Another peculiar characteristic of Nigerian Sallah is greetings. One of the most popular Sallah greetings is “Barka Da Sallah”.

It means “Greetings on Sallah” in the Hausa language. Nigerian Muslims also head to make Eid prayers in the morning. After that, they have festive meals at home, that are usually prepared by the women of the family. Sallah Festival is traditionally a family holiday in Nigeria.

Sallah 2017

Nigeria will celebrate Sallah on September 1. You can expect festivities, greetings and prayers on this day. The Federal government officials also take part in the holiday