How does Indonesia mark Eid al-Adha?
Iduladha
- Local date
- May 17, 2027
- When is it?
- The tenth day of the month of Dzulhijah in the Islamic calendar; the date is announced by the government, and joint leave days are usually arranged separately
Indonesia lists Iduladha as a national holiday. The government notice for 2026 gives 27 May (Wednesday), with joint leave (cuti bersama) added the next day, 28 May, effectively stretching it into a long weekend. The core act is the sacrifice and the sharing of the meat with relatives and the poor. The date follows the Islamic calendar and a government announcement, so the Gregorian date moves each year. As with Eid al-Fitr, this is a system that aligns a religious obligation directly with the state calendar.
What is this topic?
One date in the Islamic calendar, four different institutional treatments: Indonesia makes it a national holiday and adds joint leave; India lists it among national holidays; the United States has no federal holiday but New York City public schools close; and in Brazil it is not even a statutory commemorative date yet — a Senate committee only approved adding Islamic festivals to the national calendar in 2024. What this page compares is the level of recognition, not the details of the rite.
Sources and dates
Dates follow local time zones, calendars, and official notices. Check the source when a date is estimated or locally variable.