Looking to plan your journey to Dubai round Dubai’s public holidays? Here’s a information to what to anticipate in 2023 in Dubai:
- New Year’s Day: 1 January 2023 (1 day)
- Eid Al Fitr: From the final day of the Islamic month of Ramadan to three Shawwal* (approx. 20 April to 23 April 2023 – 4 days)
- Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice): From 9 to 12 Dhu al Hijjah* (approx. 27 June to 30 June 2023 – 4 days)
- Hijri New Year: 1 Muharram* (Approx. 19 July 2023, date of commentary TBC – 1 day)
- The Prophet Mohammed’s birthday: Approx. 27 September 2023, commentary TBC – not all the time a public vacation
- Commemoration Day: 1 December 2023 (1 day)
- National Day (52nd Anniversary): 2 and three December 2023 (2 days)
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*Islamic holidays are decided in accordance with moon sightings. The date a spiritual vacation is noticed and the general public vacation declared could also be two totally different dates, notably if it falls on a weekend, Friday- Sunday.
Note that the weekend within the UAE modified from 1 January 2022; Government working hours are actually Monday to Friday lunchtime, and the weekend is Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday.
Hijri Calendar to Gregorian Calendar
The Hijri Calendar strikes ahead by roughly ten days greater than the Gregorian Calendar yearly. There is an efficient translation software right here from IslamicFinder.org to know when essential days on the Hijri Calendar will translate to:
Prayer Times in Dubai
You may also take a look at our information right here to the day by day prayer instances in Dubai. There isn’t a lot that you must do as a non-Muslim vacationer at prayer instances, nevertheless it has some nice tips about understanding precisely WHAT is occurring and WHY.
We additionally share some additional tips on how one can have a extra immersive Islamic expertise throughout your journey to Dubai.
Dubai School Holidays 2023
There is each a public (MoE) and personal (worldwide) faculty sector in Dubai, ruled by KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority). The dates they’ve stipulated as holidays in a three-term faculty 12 months for September beginning curriculums are:
Winter Break 10 December to 1 January 2023 (colleges return 2 January 2022)
Spring Break 27 March to 7/14 April 2022 (International Schools/MoE Schools)
Summer Break Not earlier than 7 July 2023 till roughly 27 August 2023*
*The finish of summer time break is simply anticipated till formally introduced by the Government.
You can study extra at khda.gov.ae
Other main occasions in Dubai & the UAE 2023
Here’s what’s already lined up for the 2023 Dubai Events Calendar:
- Dubai DutyFree Tennis Championship – Approx Feb, 2023 dates TBC
- Dubai World Cup – Horse racing March 2023
- Ramadan – the Holy Month from approx 22 March to twenty April 2023 – not a public vacation however month-long spiritual observance
- nofilterDXB – November – dates TBC
- Diwali – 12 November 2023 – with a big Indian expat group, the occasion is broadly celebrated within the UAE
- Christmas – 25 December 2023 – not a public vacation however broadly noticed throughout the retail and hospitality sector
- New Year’s Eve – 31 December 2023 all the time a spectacular night time of fireworks and festivities to not be missed
You can see our full information to one of the best instances to go to Dubai right here
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