Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1978

There are 12 UAE public holidays in 1978. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1978 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Monday, February 20), Eid al-Fitr (Monday, September 4), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Tuesday, September 5), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Wednesday, September 6), Arafat Day (Friday, November 10), Eid al-Adha (Saturday, November 11), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, November 12), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Monday, November 13), Islamic New Year (Friday, December 1), Commemoration Day (Friday, December 1), National Day (Saturday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Sunday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1978: Feb 18–Feb 20 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Sep 2–Sep 6 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 10–Nov 13 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Islamic New Year, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

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.