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Eid Al-Fitr: Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan (the holy month of fasting). The date varies each year depending on the Islamic lunar calendar. Eid Al-Adha: Islamic holiday commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God. The date varies each year according to the Islamic lunar calendar.
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.
Iranian Muslims take part in the Eid al-Fitr prayer and pay the Zakat al-Fitr. [40] The Eid al-Fitr prayer, and the following sermon, has been led by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, at Tehran's Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran (Mossalla). [41] The celebration is typically marked by a one- or two-day national holiday. [42]
Timeline of Emirati history; Events in the year 2025 in the United Arab Emirates. Holidays ... January 1 – New Year's Day; March 29–31 – Eid al-Fitr; June 5 ...
The holiday of Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر), which marks the end of Ramadan and the beginning of Shawwal, [59] the next lunar month, is declared after a crescent new moon has been sighted or after completion of thirty days of fasting if no sighting of the moon is possible.
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.
A lot of holidays in the UAE include Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, Eid Al-Adha and Arafah Day, both of which are celebrated during the Hajj period, the UAE National Day on December 2 and 3, which marks the formation of the United Arab Emirates, New Year on January 1, Commemoration Day on November 30 to honour those who died ...
3 Holidays. 4 References. ... Timeline of Omani history; ... Post Name Sultan/Prime Minister of Oman: Haitham bin Tariq Al Said: Events. 28–31 January ...