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Eid Al Etihad (Arabic: عيد الاتحاد) National Day of the United Arab Emirates; Official name: Eid Al Etihad (Arabic: اليوم الوطني [1] Also called: UAE National Day: Observed by: United Arab Emirates: Significance: Marks the establishment of the UAE: Date: 2 December: Next time: 2 December 2025 () Frequency: Annual
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.
Because Muslim holidays and festivals are dictated by the Islamic calendar, which is a 12-month lunar calendar in which each month begins when a new moon is sighted, Eid al-Adha falls on different ...
There are two main holidays in Islam that are celebrated by Muslims worldwide: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Every year, the Gregorian dates of the ...
Though both holidays are often called Eid, there’s a difference between Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr comes first and takes place in the 10th month of the Muslim calendar.
Festivals in the United Arab Emirates (6 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Although the date of Eid al-Fitr is always the same in the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian calendar falls approximately 11 days earlier each successive year, since the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Gregorian calendar is solar. Hence if the Eid falls in the first ten days of a Gregorian calendar year, there will be a second Eid ...