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Plan your holidays: List of long weekends in UAE this year

In 2019-20, employees of both sectors will get 14 official public holidays.

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The UAE Cabinet issued a decree to give private sector an equal number of holidays as public sector for this year until 2020.

The decree comes with an aim to achieve a balance between the two sectors and support the national economy.

In 2019-20, employees of both sectors will get 14 official public holidays, according to the UAE Cabinet. With this, the number of holidays for the private sector has been increased.

According to the list of holidays for this year and the next, Israa Wal Miraj (Rajab 27) and Prophet Muhammad's (Peace be upon him) birthday (Rabi Al Awwal 12) won't be public holidays as was  the case previously. However, the number of holidays for Eid Al Fitr has been increased.
A one-day holiday is scheduled for Monday, June 3, for day 29 and 30 of Ramadan, according to the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai.

As per the list of holidays, a three-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr is likely to begin on Wednesday, June 5, making it a long weekend, according to the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department of the Government of Dubai.

Another three-day holiday is scheduled for Sunday, August 11, on account of Eid Al Adha.

Public sector workers also will get three days off from Sunday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 3 to mark National Day and Commemoration Day.

Official holidays, and national and religious occasions	Date (Islamic calendar)	Date (Gregorian calendar)	Holiday duration
New Year	24 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1440	Tuesday 1 January 2019	1
Israa Wal Miraj	27 Rajab 1440	Wednesday 3 April 2019	1
Half of Shaban month	15 Sha'ban 1440	Saturday 20 April 2019	0
Beginning of Ramadan	1 Ramadan 1440	Monday 6 May 2019	0
Bader Al-Kubra	17 Ramadan 1440	Wednesday 22 May 2019	0
Fateh Macca	20 Ramadan 1440	Saturday 25 May 2019	0
Lailat Al Qader	27 Ramadan 1440	Saturday 1 June 2019	0
29 and 30 Ramadan	29 Ramadan 1440	Monday 3 June 2019	1
Eid Al Fitr	29 Ramadan-1 Shawwal 1440	Wednesday 5 June 2019	3
Arafat (Haj) day	9 Zul Hijjah 1440	Saturday 10 August 2019	1
Eid Al Adha	10-12 Thul-Hijjah 1440	Sunday 11 August 2019	3
Hijri New Year	1 Muharram 1441	Saturday 31 August 2019	1
Ashura Day	10 Muharram 1441	Monday 9 September 2019	0
Flag Day	6 Rabi Al-Awwal 1441	Sunday 3 November 2019	0
Prophet's Birthday	12 Rabi Al-Awwal 1441	Saturday 9 November, 2019	1
Commemoration Day	3 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1441	Sunday, 1 December 2019	1
National Day 48	5-6 Rabi Al-Aakhir 1441	Monday 2 December to Tuesday, 3 December 2019	2

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