Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1957

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1957. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1957 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Wednesday, May 1), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, May 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Friday, May 3), Arafat Day (Sunday, July 7), Eid al-Adha (Monday, July 8), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Tuesday, July 9), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Wednesday, July 10), Islamic New Year (Monday, July 29), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Sunday, October 6), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1957: May 1–May 5 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Jul 6–Jul 10 (5 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Jul 27–Jul 29 (3 days, Islamic New Year); Nov 30–Dec 3 (4 days, Commemoration Day, 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.