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Islamic Holidays
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Lailat Al Mi'raj |
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Lailat Al Bar'a |
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Eid Al Fitr (3 days) comes at the end of the Holy
Month of Ramadan |
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Lailat Al Qadar |
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Eid Al Adha (4 days) at the end of the pilgrimage
season (approximately 70 days after the end of
Ramadan) |
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The Islamic New Year |
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Ashoora |
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the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid al-Nabi)
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The Holy Month of Ramadan starts approximately 10 days
earlier each year
National Holidays
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1st January - New Years Day |
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6h August - Accession of Sheikh Zayed |
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2nd December - National Day |
Non Muslim Holidays
Christmas day and Easter Sunday are sometimes taken as
holidays particularly by Western companies
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