These dates are also Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2.Eid Al Adha is expected to fall on July, 31, but it is dependent on sightings of the moon.According to tradition, Eid Al Adha is held to honour Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son, after being instructed to do so by God. We’ll get two days off on Wednesday December 2 and Thursday December 3, so combined with Commemoration Day, will mean five days off for those that usually have Friday and Saturday as their weekend. The public sector holiday dates have been announced for Eid Al Adha 2020. It falls on a Tuesday in 2020, and combined with two days off for UAE National Day, will mean a five-day weekend.UAE National Day, which in 2020, will mark the UAE’s 49th birthday. Upcoming holidays Prophet Ibrahim told his son of the dream, and the son then told his father to follow the order.But God intervened, sending a sheep to take his sons place.Eid Al Adha is the longest public holiday remaining in 2020, but there’s still a few more public holidays to come this year.
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See also: 2020 public holidays in Middle East, Oman, OPEC, Saudi Arabia and worldwide. UAE residents will enjoy a total of up to 15 public holidays in 2020. This page contains the list of UAE (United Arab Emirates) 2020 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. Employees in the public sector will enjoy an extra long weekend, starting from Thursday, July 30 to Sunday, August 2. Work will then resume on Monday, August 3.Update: On Thursday, July 23, it was announced that the private sector would also enjoy four days off for Eid Al Adha. Dubai: UAE residents will enjoy a total of up to 15 public holidays in 2020.
It falls on Muharram 1, and will most likely take place on August 19 (Wednesday) or August 20 (Thursday).Then comes a one-day holiday marking the Prophet’s Mohammad (PBUH) birthday, which will fall on 12 of the Hijri month of Rabi Al Awwal, corresponding to either October 28 (Wednesday) or 29 (Thursday).Towards the end of 2020, residents will enjoy a three-day holiday with the Commemoration Day, which is observed on December 1 and the National Day which will be marked on December 2 (Wednesday) and 3 (Thursday).Eid Al fitr, Arafat Day, Eid Al Adha and Prophet’s Mohammad birthday holidays may be slightly different and marked earlier or later than the above-mentioned Gregorian dates.This is because of the different length of Hijri months, which vary between 29 or 30 days, adding up over two successive months to 59 full days.We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. The UAE's Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced a four-day Eid Al Adha holiday for the public sectors.
The first public holiday of 2020 was New Year's Day on January 1 (Wednesday). UAE Public Holidays 2020 This page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. UAE residents will enjoy a total of up to 15 public holidays in 2020Dubai: UAE residents will enjoy a total of up to 15 public holidays in 2020.