
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.