When will Eid al Adha fall this year?
While it's never clear when Eid falls, this year, the issue is of particular interest to those who feel like clubbing and celebrating on the night of the 31st.
If Eid falls on the 1st on January, then New Year's Eve is considered a "dry night", meaning no alcohol is to be served in clubs. If, however, Eid falls on the 31st of December, then the "dry night" is on December 30th.
According to this report, a decision will be made within the next seven days....and yet, in the same report, it's mentioned that when Eid will fall will "depend on the moon"....so how can a decision be made within 7 days then? My bet is that Eid will conveniently fall on December 31st, to ensure that the 31st is not a dry night, in order to avoid depriving hotels and clubs (and the economy) of cashing in on what's probably considered THE night of the year to them.
That being said, why is New Year's such a big deal anyway. Why does the 31st of December have to be the night for people to go all out? Why can't they do the same thing any other night of the year? I just don't understand why someone would pay 4-5 times the price of a regular night out, to go to a place where they'll end up doing the same thing they'd do on any other regular night out (listening to the same music, partying with the same people, having the same drinks, etc...).
New Year's is so overrated!
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9 comments:
I slept thru last year's new year's ... didn't feel like a missed out on anything :)
The best New Years' that I've had were always the ones I spent at home. When I go out I usually have a shit time.
New Year's is definitely overrated...
lol dxb, I agree with 100%. Id rather have a nice dinner with family and watch tv period.
Dont see what the big deal is, for me, its just yet another year passing from one's life...Heck who the hell wants to celebrate that...
I guess my new years will still be in Baghdad, tucked in bed, and umm, u know the rest ;-)
We'll be in the middle of nowhere in Germany, and it will be too cold to stay up late, so we'll probably go to bed while the kids stay up to let off their fireworks!
To me NYE is the same as the night before and the night after - except if you go out you pay way over the odds, service is non-existant and everywhere is full of drunks. I said something similar on another forum and got abused by just about everyone else on there though!
You seem very cynical for someone called Dubai Sunshine...
What are you planning to do for New Years?
Wubaduoy...no plans for New Year's yet....
I'm not cynical...just stating what I think...
And the blog name has nothing to do with my mood....I just didn't know what else to pick :)
I personally enjoy NYE. It is my one night of the year when I really have a good time. I don't really mind where I am, as long as I can relax and have a great time.
I find it totally fake and insulting to only have dry nights if it's close to some religious day or another.. don't u?
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