All the UAE public holidays in 2021

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As UAE residents finish up celebrating the last few holidays of 2020, here's a list of holidays to expect in the upcoming year, so you can start planning a short vacation or staycation.  Read the full story here: https://gulfnews.com/uae/1.1607149090680   See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km  #UAE #holidays #UAEHolidays

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00:00Whether you're looking to go on vacation or thinking about a staycation right

00:04here in the UAE, knowing the public holidays of 2021 will help you with your

00:10planning. Kick off this list with New Year's Day. The first holiday of the year

00:15falls on the first day of the year, which is January 1st. Sadly, this day is a

00:21Friday, so unless you generally work on Fridays, there will be no special holiday

00:26for New Year's Day. But hey, at least you get to enjoy the start of the year with

00:30a relaxing weekend. Next up, we've got Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of

00:36Ramadan and is a three-day celebration. A leading UAE astronomer predicted that

00:42the first day of Eid al-Fitr could fall on May 13th, 2021, which is a Thursday. If

00:47this holds true, this could mean a three-day weekend for UAE residents. The

00:53next public holiday will be during the summertime, and that is Arafat Day and

00:58Eid al-Adha. Arafat Day could likely fall on July 19th, 2021, while Eid al-Adha

01:04will fall on the 20th. These dates are obviously subject to

01:09moonsighting, but if the predictions hold true, UAE residents are in for a really

01:14long holiday to mark Arafat Day and Eid al-Adha. Next up, we've got the Hijri

01:20New Year, which is the Islamic New Year, and it's tentatively expected to fall on

01:25August 10th in 2021, which is a Tuesday. This could mean a nice midweek holiday

01:31for residents if confirmed. And the last holiday of 2021 will be Commemoration

01:38Day and National Day. Residents can expect a couple of days off in

01:42observation of Commemoration Day and the celebration of the 50th UAE National Day

01:48in 2021. The holiday will take place from December 1st until the 3rd, which

01:53would give residents two days off in addition to the weekend. This would mean

01:57a nice four-day weekend, long enough for a short staycation or a trip abroad. And

02:03that's it for holidays of 2021. See you in 2022!

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