Eid al-Adha 2024 in United Arab Emirates: Another Long Weekend!

According to astronomers, Eid Al Adha 2024 is anticipated to fall on Monday, June 17 and the UAE residents will likely celebrate another long weekend of at least five days during the festival.

According to the Emirates Astronomical Society, Arafah Day, an integral part of the Hajj pilgrimage 2024, will be observed on Sunday, June 16, heralding the start of the festivities.

Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Astronomical Society, established that astronomical calculations indicate that Eid Al Adha will likely fall on June 17 preceded by Arafa Day on June 16. He added that the last of the three Tashreeq days, which are an addition of the Eid celebrations and mark the conclusion of the Hajj season, will likely occur on Thursday, June 20.

The UAE Cabinet has already granted a four-day public holiday from June 16 to June 19 to mark Arafa Day and Eid Al Adha, collectively known as the Feast of Sacrifice.

Eid Al Adha is the second and the largest of the two holidays celebrated in Islam. It falls on Dhul Hijjah 10 to 12, which is likely to correspond to Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19 as public holiday (subject to the sighting of the moon). So, people having Saturday and Sunday weekend will have a five-day break with work resuming on Thursday, June 20. These days are one of the holiest and most revered in the Islamic calendar, observed with special prayers, feasts, and acts of charity.

Eid Al Adha is celebrated by Muslims around the world as a major festival marked by special rituals.