Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha Holidays in UAE

When is Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha in UAE?

Eid al Fitr is an important celebration on the global calendar, celebrated around the world. The word literally means, festival of breaking of the fast and marks the end of the month of Ramadan each year. The festival ends the dawn to dusk fasting that is followed by all Muslims around the world during the month of Ramadan. The festival is accompanied by a number of events happening throughout Dubai. More details to come soon. Please note that that dates mentioned are subject to change based on phases of the moon.

The Abu Dhabi Government has announced on its website a list of public holidays for 2014.
Federal ministries, public departments and institutions will be closed on the following holidays:

. July 28, Eid Al Fitr [Updated June 18, 2014] Confirmed here

. October 3, Arafat Day *

. October 4, Eid Al Adha *

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Eid Al Adha 2012 in UAE- 4 Days Holiday

Eid Al Adha 2012 will start on October 25, Thursday and will end on October 28, Sunday for Government and Public Sectors while it last until September 27, Saturday only for Private Sectors.

Eid al-Adha,  "feast of sacrifice"), or Feast of the Sacrifice or Greater Eid, is an importantreligious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.

In the Indian Sub continent, the festival is known as Bakr-Id because of the tradition of sacrificing a goat which is called "bakri" in Urdu.

The festival is also known as Id-ul-Zuha. The word "id" derived from the Arabic "iwd" means "festival" and "zuha" comes from "uzhaiyya" which translates to "sacrifice.

According to the report from Emirates 247.com, Humaid Mohamed Al Qutami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Government Human Resources, on Wednesday issued a circular announcing that the federal ministries and public offices will remain closed from October 25 (Thursday) to October 28 (Sunday) for Eid Al Adha holidays.

Eid-al-Adha holidays for the private sector will begin on Thursday, October 25, that falls on the Arafat Day and will end on Saturday, October 27, the second day of Eid.

text source: wikipedia and emirates247/com