Eid Holidays Announced...

[Andy Capp]

And surprise surprise, Saturday - Monday for Gove Departments, Sat and Sun only for private firms.

Gulfnews: Eid holidays for public and private sectors in the UAE announced

[Del]

We only get Sunday off????

Isn't the Eid after Ramadan usually the 'big' Eid (as in, most days off)?

[M123]

Hiya mate,

I think you may have made a mistake from the article.

It says "first and second of shawwal"

Shawwal being the lunar month after Ramadan.

Shawwal 1 is likely Sunday (possibly Monday depending on interpretations on which locations will be sighting the moon). It is impossible for it to be Saturday.

So it'll be Sun/Mon or Mon/Tues for private firms (provided this article is correct).

Hope this helps.

[Andy Capp]

Originally Posted by M123

Hiya mate,

I think you may have made a mistake from the article.

It says "first and second of shawwal"

Shawwal being the lunar month after Ramadan.

Shawwal 1 is likely Sunday (possibly Monday depending on interpretations on which locations will be sighting the moon). It is impossible for it to be Saturday.

So it'll be Sun/Mon or Mon/Tues for private firms (provided this article is correct).

Hope this helps.

Oh, OK, so that means the first day or Eid is probably Sunday then?

Excuse my ignorance, I sort of looked at (in my western way)

Abu Dhabi: Eid Al Fitr holidays for the public sector will be from Saturday, Ramadan 29th (September 19th), until Shawwal 3rd, according to Cabinet decision No.17 for 2009 issued on April 26, 2009.

Work at government departments will resume on Shawwal 4th.

So that means Shawwal 1 is (probably) Sunday, Shawwal 4 (when they go back is (probably) Wednesday?

So holidays are sat, sun, mon for normal employers and an extra day for gov depts.

Sorry for the inaccuracy.

[M123]

No prob.

Ramadan can only have 29 or 30 days, which as a result means 1 Shawwal will either be Sunday or Monday.

A section of the world will see the birth of the moon on the Saturday night, but whether they will acknowledge that, or not is down to politics, interpretations etc.

Public sector therefore will be Saturday (29th Rm) to Wed (3rd Shwl) but if Sunday is seen as 30th of Ramadan and not 1 Shawwal, then they'd get an extra day (Thursday)

So for private sector, you are definitely off on Monday, and will either have Sunday off, or Tuesday off, depending on whether Sunday is Ramadan 30 (last possible day), or Shawwal 1 (Eid day) subject to the moon interpretation on Saturday night.

[ExpatAl]

It's confusing as the holiday starts at sunset.
Eid should start at sunset on 19th September 2009 (depending on the little guys in the desert moon spoting) so the following days are holidays / non work days.
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday for government works and Sunday / Monday for private companies.
So with the the weekend the public sector will be closed for 5 days.

[D-Xpat]

yawn... as always you are wrong!

[Suey]

Yeah, you lot are confusing us, which is which? Maybe the educated knowledgeable moderators should throw more light here!!!

[M123]

@Suey

Presuming that article is correct. (for the third time)

Private sector

If Eid is Sunday, then you have Sunday+Monday off

If Eid is Monday, then you have Monday+Tuesday off.


Presumably you are aware that the Islamic months are based on the sighting of the moon the previous night, which is why there is a possibility of it being either of 2 days

There are no other explanations! lol

[Suey]

Originally Posted by M123

@Suey

Presuming that article is correct. (for the third time)

Private sector

If Eid is Sunday, then you have Sunday+Monday off

If Eid is Monday, then you have Monday+Tuesday off.


Presumably you are aware that the Islamic months are based on the sighting of the moon the previous night, which is why there is a possibility of it being either of 2 days

lol

lol….but no, you need to explain more on this moon sighting issue; don’t you think basing on the moon is quite medieval? For instance, what if, geographically, something happens and the moon doesn’t turn up for more than 2 days? Would EID be postponed until the moon shows?

Why do they say Saudi is the first to sight the moon, I though the world being a globe and any places on the same latitude would equally be able to sight the moon at the same time and isn’t that sometimes the moon sets before sunset in Saudi?

See more explanation needed…