2006 Holidays and Events in United Arab Emirates ( UAE )

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/2006, Sun	New Year's Day
Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/8/2006, Sun	Day of Arafat
Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	1/9/2006, Mon	Eid-al-Adha Begins
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.
	1/31/2006, Tue	Islamic New Year
Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	4/11/2006, Tue	Mawlid (The Prophet's Birthday)
Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	9/24/2006, Sun	Ramadan Begins
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.
	10/24/2006, Tue	Eid-al-Fitr Begins
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.
	12/1/2006, Fri	Commemoration Day
Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/2/2006, Sat	National Day Begins
Note An official public and private holiday; lasts 2 days.
	12/29/2006, Fri	Day of Arafat
Note An official public and private holiday; date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	12/30/2006, Sat	Eid-al-Adha Begins
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.

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