Holiday Guide for United Arab Emirates in 2019

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List of National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day United Arab Emirates: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday June 3rd Eid Al Fitr Holiday United Arab Emirates: Public holiday for the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Tuesday June 4th Eid Al Fitr United Arab Emirates: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday June 5th Eid Al Fitr Holiday United Arab Emirates: Second day of the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Thursday June 6th Eid Al Fitr Holiday United Arab Emirates: Third day of the festival that marks the end of the fasting period of the Islamic month of Ramadan
	Saturday August 10th Afrah Day United Arab Emirates: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Sunday August 11th Eid Al Adha United Arab Emirates: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Monday August 12th Eid Al Adha Holiday United Arab Emirates: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Tuesday August 13th Eid Al Adha Holiday United Arab Emirates: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Saturday August 31st Hijri New Year's Day United Arab Emirates: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Saturday November 9th Prophet Muhammad’s birthday United Arab Emirates: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Sunday December 1st Commemoration Day United Arab Emirates: Celebrates the honour and loyalty of UAE martyrs, in recognition of the sacrifices they made for their country
	Monday December 2nd National Day United Arab Emirates: Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971
	Tuesday December 3rd National Day Holiday United Arab Emirates: Commemorates formal nationalisation from the British Protectorate Treaties on 2 December 1971

Notes

• A public holiday can be moved to the beginning or to the end of a week if it falls between two working days
• in UAE, the weekend is Friday and Saturday
• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Public sector workers now receive the same number of public holidays as the private sector