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It is generally a two day holiday, with December 3 (the day after National Day) also being a observed as a public holiday. [11] Air shows are conducted while military processions are held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the rulers of the Emirates, members of the Federal National Council , and Emirati citizens.
21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [15] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September. [16] 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its ...
The United Arab Emirates Government announced official holidays for the public and private sectors for the years 2019. The Cabinet granted equal leaves (14 days) sectors. This decision aims to achieve a balance between the two sectors in the number of official holidays they are entitled to.
Independence Day: 7 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [15] Jamaica: Independence Day: 6 August: 1962 United Kingdom: Independence of Jamaica. Japan: National Foundation Day: 11 February: 660 BCE Jordan: Independence Day: 25 May: 1946 United Kingdom Emirate of Transjordan Mandate for Palestine
Major holidays in the United Arab Emirates include Eid al Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, and National Day (2 December), which marks the formation of the United Arab Emirates. [320] Emirati males prefer to wear a kandura , an ankle-length white tunic woven from wool or cotton, and Emirati women wear an abaya , a black over-garment that ...
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. ... Independence Day: Thursday, July 4. Labor Day: Monday, September 2.
January 1 – New Year's Day; March 29–31 – Eid al-Fitr; June 5 – Day of Arafat; June 6–8 – Eid al-Adha; June 26 – Islamic New Year; September 4 – The Prophet's Birthday; December 1 – Commemoration Day; December 2 – National Day
Expo 2020 was a World Expo hosted by Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. Originally scheduled for 20 October 2020 to 10 April 2021, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. [105] Despite being postponed, organizers kept the name Expo 2020 for marketing and branding purposes ...