Eid al-Fitr 2024: UAE announces week-long holiday for federal govt. employees
The UAE on Sunday announced a one-week holiday for federal government employees to mark Eid al-Fitr.
Federal employees in the Gulf state will be on holiday from Monday, April 8 to Sunday, April 14.
“The UAE Cabinet has mandated one-week Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal government,” a statement shared by the UAE media office said.
Work will resume on Monday, April 15.
Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan which began on March 11.
During this month, more than 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to dusk and focus on spirituality.
The Islamic religion follows the lunar calendar which consists of 12 months in a year of 354 or 355 days, and Ramadan falls on the ninth month of this calendar.
