General News of Sunday, 18 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Tuesday, July 20, is a holiday• It is a public holiday to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha• Eid-ul-Adha means "Feast of Sacrifice"Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, 2021, as a statutory public holiday to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha. The feast honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience to God's command. Before Prophet Ibrahim could sacrifice his son, however, Allah had provided a lamb for the sacrifice instead. One-third of their meat is consumed by the family offering the sacrifice, while the rest is distributed to the poor and needy. Below is the full statement from the Interior Ministry.

Source: GhanaWeb July 17, 2021 14:03 UTC