Eid Al Fitr To Happen On Friday In The UAE

Eid al Fitr is upon us and will start on Friday.

The official announcement has come from the UAE’s Moon-sighting committee and it paves the way for the end of Ramadan.

The UAE government had already shared the country’s Eid al Fitr holiday dates – but always under the proviso that the official dates would be confirmed via Moon-sightings.

Eid al Fitr marks the beginning of the Islamic month Shawwal and the first day after the month-long fasting and prayer during Ramadan.

As per the Hijri Calendar, the holiday is commemorated from Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3.

Next in line after Eid al Fitr comes Arafat Day, the second day of the week-long Hajj pilgrimage, expected to take place on June 27.

Following on from this, comes Eid al Adha – which is expected to be commemorated on June 28, 29 and 30.

If this comes to pass, there will be four consecutive public holidays at the end of June – from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 – leaving the door open to a six-day break if you factor in the weekend of July 1-2.

Here are the other UAE public holidays, see below:

• New Year’s Day, January 1
• Eid al Fitr: April 20, 21, 22 and 23
• Arafat Day: June 27
• Eid al Adha: June 28, 29, 30
• Islamic New Year: July 19
• The Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday: September 27
• Commemoration Day: December 1
• National Day: December 2, 3