When will the Eid Al Adha 2025 dates will be announced in Dubai?
Another public holiday is fast approaching in the UAE, and unsurprisingly, we're already looking forward to some well-deserved, government-mandated time off.
The next UAE public holiday is rapidly approaching, and we're already counting down the days.
Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha will officially give us four days off in June, but when exactly the break begins isn't known until much closer to the time.
Public holidays like Eid Al Adha move around the calendar every year as dates are tied to the Islamic Hijri calendar.
The Islamic calendar relies on the cycles of the moon, as opposed to the more widely used Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun.
Months in the Hijri calendar are all either 29 days long or 30 days long. The exact duration of each month isn't known until the 29th day and depends on whether or not the crescent moon can be seen.
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Unlike Eid Al Fitr and Islamic New Year, Eid Al Adha does not fall on the first day of an Islamic Hijri month, and therefore, this time we'll know when it begins around a week in advance.
This particular Eid break begins on Dhu Al Hijjah 9 with Arafat Day before rolling into Dhu Al Hijjah 10, 11 and 12 for Eid Al Adha.
So when exactly is Eid Al Adha 2025?
Once we know when Dhu Al Hijjah begins, we'll know when we'll be off for Eid Al Adha (Credit: Canva)
Dhu Al Hijjah is the 12th and final month in the Islamic calendar and comes directly after the current month of Dhu Al Qa'dah.
Dhu Al Qa'dah began on Tuesday April 29, and once we find out when the month of truce ends, we'll then be able to confirm the beginning of the Eid Al Adha holiday.
If Dhu Al Qa'dah is a 29-day month, then the final day of the month will be Tuesday May 27. This would then mean that the Dhu Al Hijjah 9 and the Eid Al Adha break would begin on Thursday June 5, giving us a four-day long weekend with Sunday June 8 being the final day of the holiday.
But if Dhu Al Qa'dah is a 30-day month, then the final day of the month will be Wednesday May 28. This would then mean that Dhu Al Hijjah 9 and the Eid Al Adha break would begin on Friday June 6, giving us a four-day long weekend with Monday June 9 being the final day of the holiday.
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