Eid Al Adha holidays announced for private, public sectors
Employees to enjoy six-day holiday starting july 19
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation in the UAE yesterday announced four-day holiday for the private sector employees in the country.
The holidays are from July 19 to July 22. The ministry announced that the holiday for Eid Al Adha for the private sector in the country will start on 9th Dhu Al Hijjah (Day of Arafat), corresponding Monday, July 19, and will end on Thursday, July 22.
The four days would be paid holidays for all workers in private sector establishments, institutions and companies in the UAE.
Earlier, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced that the Eid Al Adha and Arafat day holidays in all ministries and federal entities will be from Dhu Al Hijjah 9 as per the Islamic calendar.
This corresponds to Monday, July 19, and employees will be off until Dhu Al-Hijjah 12, 1442, corresponding to Thursday, July 22. Official working hours will resume on Sunday, July 25.
This would mean that employees would get a six-day long break.
Arafat Day
Eid Al Adha is one of two major festivals in Islam, and is a holiday celebrated by all Muslims. It marks the conclusion of the pilgrimage to Makkah, known as Haj. At the end of Haj, Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday. Eid Al Adha translated, means the Festival of Sacrifice. Arafat Day marks the second day of Haj, or pilgrimage and is the day before the first day of Eid.