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Source: [1] 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
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
Eid al-Adha is also sometimes called Eid II or "Greater Eid" (Arabic: العيد الكبير, romanized: al-ʿĪd al-Kabīr). [15] As with Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on the morning of Eid al-Adha, after which udhiyah , or the ritual sacrifice of sheep, may be performed.
Over the next three years, Eid al-Adha is expected to take place on June 17, 2024, June 7, 2025, and May 26, 2026. All dates are approximate and subject to sighting of the crescent moon for Dhul ...
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
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
Dhu al-Hijjah (also Dhu al-Hijja Arabic: ذُو ٱلْحِجَّة, romanized: Ḏū al-Ḥijja IPA: [ðu‿l.ħid͡ʒ.d͡ʒah]) is the twelfth and final month in the Islamic calendar. [1] Being one of the four sacred months during which war is forbidden, it is the month in which the Ḥajj ( Arabic : حج , lit.
On the day of Eid al-Fitr, Afghans will first offer their Eid prayers and then gather in their homes with their families, greeting one another by saying "Eid Mubarak" and usually adding "Eidet Mobarak Roza wa Namazet Qabool Dakhel Hajiha wa Ghaziha," which means "Happy Eid to you; may your fasting and prayers be accepted by God, and may you be ...