As the last few days of Ramadan approach, your WhatsApp group will explode with: “Has anyone heard anything?” “My uncle’s friend’s cousin says it’s Sunday.” “No, it’s Monday.” This is the universal Eid experience. You might as well enjoy the chaos.
My advice? Book the Monday off work anyway. Even if Eid is Sunday, you’ll need Monday to recover from the food coma. It’s a win-win. You call it “flexible working”; I call it strategic life management.
So, mark your calendar for the 22nd or 23rd March, stock up on chocolates, and brace yourself for the ultimate British-Muslim experience: an unpredictable moon, a fridge full of food, and three arguments about the correct way to make samosas. See you at the mosque, mate.