Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1976

There are 11 UAE public holidays in 1976. 6 of them fall on working days, which leaves 256 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1976 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Islamic New Year (Saturday, January 3), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, March 13), Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, September 25), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, September 26), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Monday, September 27), Arafat Day (Wednesday, December 1), Commemoration Day (Wednesday, December 1), Eid al-Adha (Thursday, December 2), National Day (Thursday, December 2), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Friday, December 3), National Day (day 2) (Friday, December 3), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Saturday, December 4) and Islamic New Year (Wednesday, December 22).

There are 2 long weekends of three days or more in 1976: Sep 25–Sep 27 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 5 (5 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (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.