Day	Date	Occasion	Holidays
Friday	April 13	Al Isra’a Wal Mi’raj – Ascension day	1
Wednesday	May 16*	Ramadan begins	0
Friday/Saturday	June 15/16*	Eid Al Fitr	2
Monday	August 20*	Arafat (Haj) Day	1
Wednesday/Thursday	August 22/23*	Eid Al Adha – Feast of Sacrifice	2
Tuesday	August 28	Emirati Women’s Day	0
Tuesday	September 11*	Al Hijri – Islamic New Year	1
Monday	November 19*	Milad Un Nabi – Birthday of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)	1
Friday	November 30	Commemoration Day	1
Sunday	December 02	UAE National Day	0
Monday	December 03	UAE National Day Holiday	1

*Dates of Islamic holidays are subject to change in accordance with the moon sighting