{"id":50500,"date":"2024-04-16T12:09:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T08:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=50500"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T10:16:12","slug":"eid-al-adha-dates-2024-uae-revealed","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/eid-al-adha-dates-2024-uae-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE&#8217;s Next Public Holiday Revealed: Eid Al Adha In The UAE Could Welcome A 5-Day Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_50534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50534\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/eid-al-adha-dates-2024-uae-revealed\/eid-al-adha-dates-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-50534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024.png\" alt=\"Eid Al Adha dates 2024\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024.png 1920w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-400x213.png 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-155x82.png 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/Eid-Al-Adha-dates-2024-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @fatmaa Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many of us may have only just returned to work after an extended break for <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/eid-al-fitr-dates-2024-uae-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eid-Al-Fitr<\/a>, marking the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/ramadan-2024-important-dates-times\/\">Holy Month of Ramadan<\/a>, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped us thinking about the next public holiday.<\/p>\n<p>For those of us in the UAE and the rest of the GCC, the next public holiday will be to mark Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha.<\/p>\n<p>Following alongside the Islamic Calendar, the public holiday is likely to fall in mid to late June.<\/p>\n<h2>When is Eid Al Adha 2024 in UAE?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50506\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50506\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426.jpg\" alt=\"Eid Al Adha fireworks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-155x116.jpg 155w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/04\/3f2ec897-dba9-4e9c-baf1-e83bf157d426-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arafat Day is marked on Dhu Hijah 9 in the Islamic calendar and is celebrated as part of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. It is followed by Eid Al Adha, or the \u2018Festival of Sacrifice\u2019, another important Islamic holiday that takes place from Dhu Hijah 10 to 12.<\/p>\n<p>While the confirmed dates of the public holiday in line with the Gregorian calendar are determined by the sighting of the moon, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaeas.ae\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emirates Astronomy Society<\/a> has predicted that Eid Al Adha will fall between Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Including the weekend falling prior to the predicted Eid Al Adha holiday, this could the UAE welcomes a five-day break in mid to late June.<\/p>\n<p>The short break would be perfect for a quick yet <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/unique-staycations-uae-eid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relaxing staycation<\/a> or a trip to a nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/uae-long-weekend-getaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bucket list destination<\/a>. And for those seeking an extended early summer break, by taking a few days of your allocated annual leave you could travel even further afield.<\/p>\n<h3>2024 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE UAE<\/h3>\n<p>The next public holiday in the UAE after Eid Al Adha will be Islamic (Hijri) New Year.<\/p>\n<p>This will then be followed by the Prophet Muhammad\u2019s (PBUH) Birthday and finally Commemoration and UAE National Day. You can see the full break down of the remaining UAE public holidays in 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/public-holidays-2024-uae\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42696,"featured_media":50534,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,35,273],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eid Al Adha 2024 Dates In UAE Revealed: Expected 5-Day Break<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The next public holiday in the UAE is confirmed to be Eid Al Adha. 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