New Year Hijri Holiday
It has been decided that the hijri new year holiday for the year 1442 in the federal government of the united arab emirates will be on sunday 23rd of august 2020 and regular working hours.
New year hijri holiday. It has been decided that the hijri new year holiday for the year 1442 in the federal government of the united arab emirates will be on sunday 23rd of august 2020 and regular working hours will resume on monday 24th of august 2020. Muharram 1 which will mark the beginning of the hijri new year is expected to begin. The uae on thursday announced a holiday on sunday august 23 to mark the beginning of the islamic new year.
It is a day off for the general population and schools and most businesses are closed. Al hijra islamic new year is a public holiday. The islamic new year arabic.