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Source: Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Judicial Council has announced that the Dhul-Hijjah Moon's sighting had been confirmed on Tuesday, and that therefore, Eid Al-Adha would be observed on Friday, November 27, 2009.
The the chief justice of Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court, Abdul Rahman Al-Kelya, went on to announce that, as a consequence, Arafat Day, when pilgrims stand in prayer on the plain of Arafat marking the climax of Haj, would fall Thursday, November 26, 2009.
Contrary to what happened last year (13-Nov-2008), no bridge public holiday was declared.
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