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| Residents of Azerbaijan expressed polar opinions about the long weekend on Eid al-Adha |
| 2024-04-10 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] April 10-14 has been declared a holiday in Azerbaijan in connection with the celebration of Eid al-Adha. Residents of the country employed in the service sector complained about the loss of income due to the long weekend. Employees of organizations, on the contrary, expressed satisfaction that five days were declared non-working at once. As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, in 2024, the fasting month of Ramadan in most republics of the North Caucasus began on March 11. In Azerbaijan, March 11 was also declared the first day of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Muslim lunar calendar, a month of fasting, spiritual and moral purification, as well as strengthening faith and will. During Ramadan, Muslims must abstain from food and drink during daylight hours. The month of fasting ends with the holiday of breaking the fast of Eid al-Fitr. This year, Ramadan in Azerbaijan will end on April 10, an employee of the Caucasus Muslims Office said. “April 9 is the last day of fasting, and on the morning of the 10th, festive prayers will be held in the country’s mosques,” he told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. In the country, the days from April 10 to 14 will be days off due to the celebration of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr). In order for the weekend to last continuously, working and non-working days have been moved in the calendar. April 10 and 11 were declared holidays. They also swapped Saturday April 6th, which was a working day, with Friday April 12th. April 13-14 is a calendar weekend. Thus, five days in a row will be non-working, an employee of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan explained to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Some residents of the country expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that five days were declared holidays at once. “I have a small store near the Neftchilyar metro station. If I don’t open it, there will be no income. Therefore, I will not work for only one day, April 10. In the morning I will go to the mosque for holiday prayer, and then I will go to the cemetery for commemoration of deceased parents and close relatives,” Baku resident Emin Aliyev told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. Elnara Gurbanova, who works as a hairdresser in a beauty salon, also noted that she would only take advantage of one day off. "My work is piecework. I am not happy with rest at the expense of myself. Of course, I can take advantage of two holidays and one day off, but in this case I will not have income. I am young, full of energy, why should I sit at home? Better I’ll go to work, especially since there are always more clients than usual on holidays and weekends,” the girl told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. Municipal employee Elkhan Akhmedov, on the contrary, said that he was pleased with the long weekend. “My family and I will go to the region to visit my parents. We’ll visit them, and at the same time we’ll relax in nature,” he told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. Bank employee Elchin Mammadov said that their institution will not work for five days. “We decided to use the long weekend to travel to Tbilisi. Maybe we’ll also go to some region of Georgia,” Mamedov shared with the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent. |
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