Saudi Arabia Kingdom Saudi National Day 2019
Public holidays for saudi arabia national day announced source.
Saudi arabia kingdom saudi national day 2019. Most activities held on national day in saudi arabia are folklore dances festivals and other cultural activities throughout the kingdom. Saudi arabia national day only became a public holiday in 2007. In 2005 saudi arabia s late king abdullah bin abdulaziz announced that from the 75th national day the occasion will become an annual national holiday. For instance in 2018 a four day event of national day activities was held in old jeddah a unesco world heritage site.
According to data compiled by argaam the ministry announced a four day holiday starting from the end of working hours on sept. 23 2019 to be marked as a holiday for private sector to celebrate the saudi national day. اليوم الوطني المملكة العربية السعودية al yawm al waṭanī al mamlaka al ʿarabiyya as suʿūdiyya is celebrated in saudi arabia on every 23 september to commemorate the renaming of the kingdom of nejd and hejaz to the kingdom of saudi arabia by a royal decree from king abdul aziz ibn saud in 1932. The kingdom marks national day with folk dances songs and traditional festivals.
Public holiday news 20 july 2020. Saudi arabia considers cancelling hajj for first time in modern history source. Bol 12 june 2020. Usually the holiday celebrations are a week long.
19 and work to resume on sept. Saudi national day arabic.