Eid al-Hajj 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Tanzania
Eid al-Hajj, the most important of all Islamic festivals, is a public holiday in Tanzania. The date of the holiday moves each year on the Gregorian calendar.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 Jul | Tue | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2022 | 9 Jul | Sat | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2023 | 28 Jun | Wed | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2024 | 16 Jun | Sun | Eid al-Hajj |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
Tanzania is 60 percent Christian and 35 percent Muslim. Nearly all the island of Zanzibar is Muslim, and the country was formed when mainland Tanganyika and the island-state of Zanzibar united to form Tanzania just after the close of the colonial period.
The biggest Eid al-Hajj celebrations take place in Zanzibar Town, but there are animal sacrifices and mosque services for Eid al-Hajj along the heavily Muslim coast of Tanganyika and elsewhere throughout Tanzania as well.
Eid al-Hajj is a time of family gatherings, feasts, jubilation, and reflection on the meaning of obedience to Allah to Muslims all over Tanzania.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 31 Jul | Fri | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2019 | 11 Aug | Sun | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2018 | 21 Aug | Tue | Eid al-Hajj |
| 2017 | 1 Sep | Fri | Eid al-Hajj |