Hajj & Eid al-Adhaالحج وعيد الأضحىThe year's biggest family Majlis moment — and Fawazeer fits right in.
Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca; Eid al-Adha is the four-day festival that follows, the bigger of the two Eids. Across the Arab world it is a deeply family-centric moment — extended relatives visit, share long meals, and stay up late together. Fawazeer's Majlis mode is built for exactly this gathering.
Why Fawazeer fits this moment
Eid days run long. Between the visits, the meal, and the after-dinner sit-down, a riddle game is the kind of thing that pulls every generation into the same room.
Cross-generational play
Grandparents who grew up with classical fawazeer, parents who watched the Ramadan TV programmes, kids who live on phones — Majlis lets all of them play the same round from their own device.
No installs for guests
Open a Majlis from the app, share the 4-digit code, family members join at fawazeer.app/m/CODE from any phone browser. No account, no install, no friction — works on iPhones, Androids, the cousin's old tablet.
Cultural register matches
The catalog leans on traditional riddles, proverbs, and wisdom sayings — the same forms that have always been shared at Eid gatherings. It feels native to the moment, not a tech intrusion on it.
Works offline if the wifi struggles
Solo and daily-riddle modes run fully offline. If the family home wifi is overloaded with visitors, the app keeps playing — the 2,500+ riddle catalog is on-device.
A future Hajj knowledge pack
Beyond the family-gathering pitch, there is a strong content seam in Hajj itself — the geography of Mecca, the rituals at Arafat and Mina, the historical caliphs who reshaped the pilgrimage, the symbolism of the kaaba. A dedicated Hajj-knowledge riddle pack is on the roadmap; if you have suggestions for riddles that would land in it, send them through the contribute page.
When are Hajj and Eid al-Adha?
Hajj falls on the 8th–13th of Dhu al-Hijjah (last month of the Islamic lunar calendar). Eid al-Adha begins on the 10th. Dates shift back roughly 10 days each Gregorian year. The Saudi Supreme Court announces the exact start each year after the crescent moon is sighted — treat the future rows below as best-estimate projections.
| Year | Hajj | Eid al-Adha |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 25 – May 30 | May 27 – May 30 |
| 2027 | May 14 – May 19 | May 16 – May 19 |
| 2028 | May 3 – May 8 | May 5 – May 8 |
| 2029 | Apr 22 – Apr 27 | Apr 24 – Apr 27 |
| 2030 | Apr 11 – Apr 16 | Apr 13 – Apr 16 |
Future dates are projected from the lunar cycle and may shift by a day based on the crescent moon sighting. Verify each year via the Saudi Supreme Court announcement.