Muharram is the primary month of the Islamic calendar
The UAE is all set to look at its subsequent public vacation earlier than the top of the month.
Earlier this month, Ibrahim Al-Jarwan, member of the Worldwide Union for Astronomy and Area Sciences, famous that the Islamic New Yr — additionally known as the Hijri New Yr or Arabic New Yr — would fall on July 30 this 12 months.
Not like the Gregorian New Yr, which relies on the photo voltaic system, the Islamic New Yr relies on the lunar system. Muharram is the primary month of the Islamic calendar.
Whereas all Islamic dates are topic to the sighting of the moon, in line with the official UAE public holidays calendar, residents are set to get July 30 off for the Hijri New Yr.
For a lot of who observe common weekends, July 30 — which falls on a Saturday — will already be a break day. Nonetheless, for a lot of others who work on Saturdays — this can be excellent news.
The subsequent public vacation will fall on October 8 for the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (PBUH). October 8 can also be a Saturday, so just some residents will have the ability to get pleasure from the additional break day.
No want to stress although! The UAE nonetheless has one final official lengthy weekend developing. This can be marked on the event of Commemoration Day on November 30 and the UAE Nationwide Day on December 2. The official public holidays for these dates has been listed as operating from Thursday, December 1, until Sunday, December 4.
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