1971 Holidays and Events in United Arab Emirates ( UAE )

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1971, Fri	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	2/4/1971, Thu	Day of Arafat
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	2/5/1971, Fri	Eid-al-Adha Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day, which is also a public and private holiday, and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	2/27/1971, Sat	Islamic New Year
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	5/8/1971, Sat	Mawlid (The Prophet's Birthday)
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	10/21/1971, Thu	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A religous observance, not a national government holiday; celebrated for 29 or 30 days (the month of Ramadan), starting the evening before the first official day and ending the day before Eid-al-Fitr; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	11/20/1971, Sat	Eid-al-Fitr Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day (the last day of Ramadan), which is also a public and private holiday, and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	12/1/1971, Wed	Commemoration Day
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/2/1971, Thu	National Day Begins
Businesses Closed Banks Closed Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official public and private holiday; lasts 2 days.

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