National Day is an extremely important celebration for people of all countries. It is a time to be proud of your heritance, history of your homeland, being aware of it’s ups and downs, uniting with compatriots, and also hoping and working for better present and future.
Every year United Arab Emirates National Day, also known as «Al-Eid Al Watani», is marked on December 2nd. Dubbed the Spirit of the Union, the date marks the unification of all seven Emirates into one nation.
On December 2nd in 1971, the rulers of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Al-Ain, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain agreed to unite as one country. Under the guidance of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the nation’s first president, the United Arab Emirates emerged. Later, in February 1972, Ras Al Khaimah decided to join and become the seventh Emirate. Each year since, UAE National Day has been celebrated across the Gulf nation in a riot of joyful festivities.
UAE National Day is a time when everyone, from locals to tourists, gather together to celebrate this big exciting day. Being a public holiday, it brings families and friends together in a day of celebration and contemplation. During it, you can experience impressive firework displays, parades and glittering ceremonies. From homes and streets to people and cars, the colors of the national flag are everywhere you turn on the National Day of the UAE.
The UAE National Day is marked by a number of celebrations from parades to live performances. Everyone can choose their favorite activity for December 2nd. For example, on this day the national anthem of the country is sung followed by the flag hoisting. Also there are kaleidoscopic parades that showcase the cultural and traditional practices of the UAE are a sight to behold. Often, beaches turn into outdoor galleries for the day with sand sculptures. To round up a day of celebrations, locals take to the streets to watch fireworks light up cities across the Emirates. Traditionally, on the National Day citizens dress in patriotic colors, so everything is associated with their homeland on that day.
Preparations for the 51st UAE National Day Official Celebration are led by the creative and diverse team behind last year’s historic National Day Ceremony that marked the UAE’s Golden Jubilee. For example, it has already been announced that the most beautiful race in the world is coming to the UAE for the first time, bringing together 100 of the most unique classic cars. For the organizers of the 1000 Miglia, also known as «Mille Miglia», it will be the largest event outside its home country of Italy.
As reported, «this year’s ceremony will continue the legacy of bringing the nation and people together in a moment of unity and celebration of the UAE’s modern-day pioneers and the creators of the country’s collective future».
National day of the UAE is a very exciting and fun day for locals and also tourists. Big cities welcome everyone with hospitality and warmth, while providing information about the history of the country. It’s an ode to the past and a beautiful look to the future that Emirates offers during the celebration that makes this day so special.
