Muharram 1 shall be a vacation for ministries and federal entities
Muharram 1, which marks the beginning of the Islamic new yr (1444H), shall be a paid vacation for workers of the UAE’s ministries and federal entities.
Its corresponding date on the Gregorian calendar is prone to fall on Saturday, July 30, as per astronomical calculations. The precise date shall be decided by the sighting of the crescent moon.
The Ministry of Human Sources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) had earlier introduced that Saturday, July 30, can be an official paid vacation for all personal sector workers to mark the Islamic new yr.
Whereas this doesn’t imply a protracted weekend for many who get Saturday-Sunday off, it will likely be a welcome aid for these engaged on Saturdays.
The following official vacation additionally falls on a Saturday — October 8, to mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).
The vacation to mark the Commemoration Day and UAE Nationwide Day would translate right into a four-day weekend for residents. December 1, 2 and three can be the times off; December 4 is a Sunday and that makes it a four-day vacation.
The UAE had unified the official holidays of private and non-private sectors in 2021 and 2022. Unified holidays imply that Emiratis and expats working in authorities departments and personal firms are entitled to the identical variety of official days off for nationwide and non secular occasions.
Not like the Gregorian calendar, which relies on the photo voltaic system, the Islamic one — also called Hijri calendar — relies on the lunar system. Muharram is the primary month of the Islamic calendar. The Hijri calendar consists of 12 months decided by the lunar cycle.
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