UAE Private Sector Eyes Five-Day Eid Al Adha Break

DUBAI: Eid Al Adha holidays – which usually begin on the day of Arafat, a day before the festival – is expected to bring in five-day break for the people working in the UAE private sector.

The months as per Islamic Hijri calendar, which is based on moon sighting, span over 29 or 30 days and not 31 days as in Gregorian calendar.

Based on this calculations, if the current month of Dhul Qadah ends after 30 days, then the private sector could have a five-day break, including the weekend, as the Arafat Day will be marked on Sunday, September 11, and Eid will begin the next day, reported Emirates 24/7.

Private sector employees will most likely have holidays from September 9 to 13 and resume work on Wednesday, September 14, the report said.

If the current Islamic month of Zulqada spans over 29 days, then the private sector will most likely have four holidays from September 9 to September 12, said the news portal.

For public sector, which generally enjoys a four-day break on Eid Al Adha, government employees could have six days off from September 9 to 14 if the current Hijri month of Dhul Hijjah ends after 30 days.

In case it ends after 29 days, public sector employees will likely have five-day break from September 9 to 13.

The public sector in the UAE enjoyed 9-day break for Eid Al Fitr this year.

Kuwait may approve a nine-day break for its civil servants if Eid Al Adha begins on Sunday, Sept. 11.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia’s moon-sighting committees will meet on September 1 to announce Haj and Eid dates. Barring some Asia countries, most of the Arab countries and the Muslims in the Western countries mark Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha on the same days, reported Emirates 24/7.

 

(Source: FilipinoTimes.ae)

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