The UAE has announced the first day of Eid Al Fitr will be Wednesday, April 10 after the crescent moon was not spotted on Monday.
It means that Ramadan will last for 30 days in the country this year.
Eid Al Fitr will begin on Wednesday, April 10 and Tuesday will be the final day of the Holy Month.
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Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Committee, said that the committee, after exhausting the sharia methods of sighting the crescent and making the necessary contacts with neighbouring countries, could not sight the Shawwal month crescent on Monday evening, and therefore declares that Tuesday, April 9, is the last day of Ramadan 1445 AH, and that Wednesday, April 10, is the first day of Eid Al Fitr.
The minister and members of the committee extended warm congratulations on the glorious occasion to President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates, and the Crown Princes.
They also congratulated the UAE people and Muslims across the world on the auspicious occasion.
Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and is celebrated by Muslims around the world.
These holidays provide both public and private sector employees with an extended break to spend time with their families, engage in festivities, and observe religious practices during the auspicious occasion.
This means that the public sector can look forward to a nine-day holiday, inclusive of two weekends (April 6-April 7 and April 13-April 14). Work will resume on Monday, April 15.
For the private sector, the holidays will begin on Ramadan 29 and continue until the Shawwal 3. That corresponds to Friday, April 12 and means an extended break for the sector as well.
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