Eid Al Fitr is over. And for some, the two-day holiday came without any extra days off work.
Returning to the office ahead of another work week and a long summer, one cannot be blamed for stealing a passing glance at the calendar to see when the next holiday may be.
Those seeking to plan their next holiday will not have to wait long as Eid Al Adha is expected to begin on August 21, although the official date is subject to the moon-sighting.
The UAE tends to celebrate with a public holiday starting on Arafat Day (the day before Eid Al Adha) and lasting for three days. August 20 will fall on a Monday so it is hoped that a midweek break awaits every public and private sector employee this summer.
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A few weeks later, the Hijri New Year is expected to fall on Tuesday, September 11, although the exact date will be announced closer to the time.
After that comes the Prophet's Birthday, also subject to an official Government announcement, which will fall around November 19, starting the busiest holiday season for the UAE.
Commemoration Day will be held, as usual, on Friday, November 30, and National Day — celebrating the 47th year since the unification of the Emirates — will fall on Sunday, December 2.
The UAE's biggest party will likely spill over into December 3 for public sector employees but official holidays will be announced beforehand.
After National Day, the countdown leading up to the new year begins, with January 1 permanently set as a public holiday.
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Muslims around the world mark Eid Al Fitr
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Muslims take part in morning prayers at a mosque in Bangkok, Thailand. Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters -
Palestinians perform the morning prayers near at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP -
Muslims attend prayers on the first day of Eid in Baghdad, Iraq. Karim Kadim / AP Photo -
Muslims offer prayers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vincent Thian / AP Photo -
Kenyan Muslims listen to the Imam as he delivers a sermon in Nairobi. Sayyid Abdul Azim / AP Photo -
A Kyrgyz boy sits among adult men in prayers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Igot Kovalenko / EPA -
Saudi and foreign Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Al Masmak grand mosque of the Prince Turki bin Abdullah palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA -
Muslims pray in front of the Qul Sharif Mosque in Kazan, Russia. Benjamin Cremel / AFP -
Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid Al Fitr at the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. Emrah Gurel / AP Photo -
Muslims offer Eid al Fitr prayers on the roof of an unfinished mosque in Manila, Philippines. Noel Celis / AFP -
Muslims wait for Eid al Fitr prayers at the Jamek Mosque in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP -
Women attend Eid Al Fitr prayer on 'sea of sands' at Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Ulet Ifansasti / Getty Images -
Muslims take part in a prayer celebrating the Eid al Fitr festival near Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesi. Ivan Damanik / AFP -
Women take part in a special morning prayers in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP -
A Filipino woman prays at a public park in Manila. Jes Aznar / Getty Images
