Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1977

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1977. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1977 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Wednesday, March 2), Eid al-Fitr (Thursday, September 15), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, September 16), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Saturday, September 17), Arafat Day (Sunday, November 20), Eid al-Adha (Monday, November 21), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Tuesday, November 22), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Wednesday, November 23), Commemoration Day (Thursday, December 1), National Day (Friday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Saturday, December 3) and Islamic New Year (Monday, December 12).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1977: Sep 15–Sep 18 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 19–Nov 23 (5 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 4 (4 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 10–Dec 12 (3 days, Islamic New Year).

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.