We are nicely and certainly in the festive season in the United Arab Emirates.
The Country. Is marking Flag Day, National Day and UAE Commemoration Day all within the same month as we mark the 53rd year of the union.
While Flag Day has the flag garden and National Day is a public vacation, Commemoration Day is a bit much less heralded and its origins aren’t immediately apparent from its name.
So what exactly is it? Why will we have a good time it, and is it a break day?
What is UAE Commemoration Day?
Held on November 30 each 12 months, the occasion often gets bundled in with the National Day weekend celebrations, that’s marked on December 2 each 12 months to have a good time the formation of the kingdom.
But UAE Commemoration Day is an occasion in its very own proper and is held in remembrance of these who have lost their lives while serving the usa.
Also referred to as Martyrs Day, the event was first marked in 2015 and introduced by way of the past due President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
It is typically marked with a minute of silence at 11am every yr and lots of will collect at spots in which the UAE flag is hoisted, to look it at 1/2-mast.
At eleven.01am, the national anthem Ishy Bilady is sung at venues where flag ceremonies are held.
The date being on November 30 coincides with the passing of Salim Suhail bin Khamis Al Dahmani simply days earlier than the formation of the UAE in 1971.
Is UAE Commemoration Day a break day?
Yes, a lot of us can have the day without work but no, it’s not because it’s a public holiday.
The respectable UAE public vacations are introduced on the start of the yr and Commemoration Day has no longer been set aside as a day without work inside the calendar for 2024.
This year UAE Commemoration Day falls on a Saturday so, glaringly, it’s far part of the weekend and a time that a lot of us are off work besides.
However, as it comes *just* before the UAE National Day public holidays on Monday December 2 and Tuesday December 3, the majority folks will enjoy a 4-day holiday besides.
In 2025, the day will arrive on a Sunday so for lots it is going to be a vacation besides because it falls on a weekend. But it won’t roll into a protracted weekend as the National Day holidays will alternatively fall on Tuesday and Wednesday.
