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Eid al Adha 2012

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

Eid al Adha 2012Eid al Adha or the big Eid is finally here and is going to be celebrated with a boom in Dubai this year of 2012. More than 1.5 million visitors are being expected to come from neighboring GCC countries to Dubai this Eid. The term “Eid in Dubai” is the term being officially used by Dubai Travel & Tourism and all promotions, events and happenings for the span of 10 days (23rd October onwards).

Some of the events, promotions and happenings for Eid al Adha 2012 in dubai are as follows

  1. The Dubai Mall Eid in Dubai celebrations
    1. Date: 18th of October till 3rd of November 2012
    2. Different performances / events for kids and adults. Starts from 7pm on weekends and 5:00 pm onwards for weekend.
    3. Opens 24 hour for EID (more…)

Eid Holidays in UAE in August 2012

Monday, August 13th, 2012

Eid Al Fitr holidays have been announced in UAE / Dubai. 3 days are given to the public sector (all government offices) and 2 days holidays are for the private sectors (companies in UAE and Freezone)

Eid Holidays 2012

Dates: The dates are variable as Eid 2012 in August might fall either on

  1. Saturday 18th of August 2012
    or
  2. Sunday 19th of August

Based on above 2 – 3 days will be allocated accordingly. Holidays for public sector will start from Friday onwards

Dubai City Guide (in-dubai.com) offers greetings to the people of Dubai and all of emirates in UAE

Eid al-Adha 2011 in UAE

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Eid al-Adha 2011 UAE DubaiWhat is Eid al-Adha?

Eid al-Adha is the annual Islamic day celebrated worldwide among Muslims.  Eid al-Adha is also referred as “Festival of Sacrifice”, “Big Eid” and “Bakra Eid”. It is the day in which Muslims slaughter the goat, cow or camel (depends upon customs and cultures of the society) and divide the meat among three sections, one for themselves (family), second portion is considered to be for neighbours, relatives and close friends and third portion of the goat meat needs to be sent to poor and needy class in the community or society.

Eid Al Adha is enjoyed in UAE and Dubai with God’s full blessing in the emirate. All emaritis and other Muslim expats , kids and adults indulge themselves in Eid specific activities such as buying a new dress, cooking new meat dishes, distributing the meat and vice versa.

When is Eid al-Adha 2011 and Eid Holidays in Dubai and UAE :

The dates and duration of holidays has been confirmed by UAE and Dubai government, these are mentioned below

Dates for Eid al-Adha 2011 in Dubai and UAE: 6th November 2011 – Sunday

Holidays for Eid al-Adha 2011 in Dubai and UAE : 5th November till 12th of November for Government Departments and all schools / universities in UAE / Dubai. For all companies which are non-government / Private sector (located in free zone or non free zone) the holiday starts on 6th of November 2011 to 8th of November 2011

Holidays for Eid al Adha 2011

Eid al-Adha 2011 prayer timings in Dubai and UAE:  approx 6:45 am Sunday (these timings are not confirmed and require citation, please check with your local imam about Eid prayer timings)

Eid al-Adha 2011 prayer timings (more…)