File Photo: Children play with balloons as Muslim after prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Heliopolis neighbourhood, in the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP
Schools are scheduled to reopen and resume classes on Saturday, 5 April.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree granting a four-day paid public holiday for public employees from Saturday, 29 March to Tuesday, 1 April.
Eid Al-Fitr, a three-day festival in the Islamic calendar, marks the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan.
Its commencement is determined by the sighting of the Shawwal crescent, the month following Ramadan, after sunset on the 29th day of Ramadan.
The Islamic Hijri calendar, a lunar system, designates months of either 29 or 30 days, contingent upon the crescent observation.
Astronomical calculations suggest that Eid Al-Fitr will begin on Sunday, 30 March in Egypt and other Arab countries.
However, Dar Al-Ifta will issue the official declaration in Egypt upon confirmation of the moon's sighting after Maghrib prayers on Saturday.
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