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Muslim Holidays are celebrated in almost every Middle East country. The Muslim calendar is calculated the actual sighting of the moon. The Observance of Certain Feast Days may vary from place to place by one or two days. As a general rule each Feast Day will fall eleven days earlier than on the previous year. The Islamic (lunar) year being shorter than the Georgian (solar) year.

Official UAE Holidays Year 2003

Fixed Public Holidays 2003

1 January - New Year's Day

6 August - H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day

2 December - National Day

Moveable Public Holidays 2003

March 5 - Islamic New Year

May 14 - Prophet's Birthday

Sep. 24 - Lailat al Miraj

Oct. 27 - Start of Ramadan (not a holiday)

Nov. 26 - Eid Al Fitr

Feb. 12 - Eid Al Adha

* The Islamic Holidays are tentative, since they depend on the sighting of the moon's phase

And also be advised of the following:

Each Friday is a day off for private sector.

Each Thursday and Friday is a day off for Government sector.