There are two types of public holidays in Abu Dhabi: fixed holidays, such as UAE National Day (December 2), New Year’s Day (1 January), Martyr's Day (1 December) and Prophet Muhammed’s Birthday (Peace Be Upon Him), which is fixed in the Islamic Calendar but changes each year in the Gregorian Calendar.

UAE celebrates UAE National Day on December 2 each year, under the theme of Spirit of the Union, which is derived from the historic meeting of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan...