Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1968

There are 16 UAE public holidays in 1968. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1968 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, January 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, January 3), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, January 4), Arafat Day (Saturday, March 9), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, March 10), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, March 11), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, March 12), Islamic New Year (Saturday, March 30), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Sunday, June 9), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3), Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, December 21), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, December 22) and Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Monday, December 23).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1968: Dec 30–Jan 4 (6 days, New Year's Day, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Mar 9–Mar 12 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 30–Dec 3 (4 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 21–Dec 23 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.