Prophet's birthday

gracie_23 · #1 (**permalink**) 29th January 2012, 10:28 AM

Does anyone know if it has been declared yet what day this falls on? I'm hearing that Friday is dry from 5pm..

MaidenScotland · #2 (**permalink**) 29th January 2012, 10:33 AM

OMg you are eeking at not being able to drink!!

gracie_23 · #3 (**permalink**) 29th January 2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MaidenScotland

OMg you are eeking at not being able to drink!!

OMG yes! I have visitors this weekend and had planned on going to a small selection of the cities nicest bars on Friday night.. looks like a bbq at home instead!

ArabianNights · #4 (**permalink**) 29th January 2012, 05:28 PM

MaidenScotland · #5 (**permalink**) 29th January 2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ArabianNights

One day a year...

pamela0810 · #6 (**permalink**) 30th January 2012, 04:46 AM

85% of Dubai expats are eeking right now at the prospect of making it through one weekend sober!

katiepotato · #7 (**permalink**) 30th January 2012, 05:07 AM

The evening before any of the Muslim holidays is dry - so more than one a year. Doesn't bother me in the slightest though - we have a well-stocked drinks cupboard!

Anyone seen anything about public/private sector holidays for the Prophet's Birthday? I'm guessing that as the actual day is Saturday the private sector will get nothing, but I haven't seen an "official" announcement yet so I am living in hope.....

Engineer · #8 (**permalink**) 30th January 2012, 05:13 AM

It's never dry in my apartment!

MaidenScotland · #9 (**permalink**) 30th January 2012, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by pamela0810

85% of Dubai expats are eeking right now at the prospect of making it through one weekend sober!

how sad is that.

Ogri750 · #10 (**permalink**) 30th January 2012, 08:54 AM

We had had a memo saying that we are all off on Saturday. Works great for me, as it should have been my Saturday on.

3 weekends off in a row oh yeah