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It’s nice to go from cold winter to summer, which is why tourists love to spend New Year’s holidays in the UAE. We talk about the weather, places to celebrate the New Year 2020 in Dubai, prices for tours and hotels. We share reviews and tips from tourists.
Weather in Dubai for New Year
New Year 2020 in the UAE will bring you many pleasant experiences. The weather in Dubai in the middle of winter pleases residents middle zone, northern regions Russia and Siberia. No wonder! When we have frosts, in an Arab country the daytime temperature does not drop below +24°C. Rains are very rare here, and they are not prolonged.
In the evenings in Dubai the air cools down to +13...+15°C, and in the desert - to 0°C. Therefore, take warm clothes and a windbreaker with a hood.
The Persian Gulf is warmed up to +18...+21°С. Heat-loving Arabs do not swim in the cold season, but Russians and residents accustomed to cool water Northern Europe They go into the sea with pleasure. In addition, many hotels offer guests the opportunity to swim in heated outdoor pools.
Preparations for winter celebrations in the UAE begin long before December 31st. A lot of tourists come to Dubai from different countries the world, it's huge modern city offers guests a variety of New Year's entertainment.
Watch fireworks and salutes. Colorful light shows are staged in different parts of Dubai. The most spectacular are the fireworks over the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah and. Pyrotechnic shows turn into amazingly beautiful light and music performances!
The square in front of the tallest building in the world is filled to capacity with tourists. Up to 1 million people come to see the bright New Year's extravaganza at Burj Plaza! Beautiful view fireworks opens from entertainment complex Souk Al Bahar, from the Dubai Canal, from the trendy City Walk shopping center and nearby hotels. To enjoy full review fireworks show in Downtown, some tourists from the center go to the Meydan racetrack or meet New Year in hotels along Sheikh Zayed Road.
To admire the light show on Palm Jumeirah, you need to come to the Atlantis complex. Multi-colored fireworks are clearly visible from the long Palm Jumeirah Boardwalk and from the island's hotels.
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Dance in nightclubs. Do you want to spend New Year 2020 on the dance floor in Dubai? Incendiary dances are held in nightclubs and lounge bars in the city. Famous DJs are invited here, and the most popular establishments organize concerts of world famous bands and performers. Ticket costs from 590 AED.
Please be aware that it is illegal to sell alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age in Dubai! Some nightclubs set a stricter limit - 25 years.
Have fun at the New Year's party. Festive banquets and entertainment programs offers most of the city's restaurants and beach clubs. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the New Year with friends or family. The restaurant menu includes unusual dishes from the chef. Guests relax with live music, while young children can play in the children's corner or have fun at a children's party.
A pleasant evening in budget restaurants will cost 770-1250 AED per person. Celebrating the New Year in one of the five restaurants of the luxury Burj Al Arab hotel costs from 8,000 AED. Don't forget about the stylish and elegant dress code!
According to tourists, the brightest New Year in the UAE happens in the famous Atlantis complex. People come here to show off their best outfits, enjoy delicious food, dance to live music and watch the pyrotechnic show. Entrance to the party for adults costs 2900 AED, and for guests 12-20 years old - 2030 AED. Children under 12 years old can attend a free themed party.
Many tourists strive to get to the At.mosphere restaurant for a holiday, which is located on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa. From here the whole city is visible at a glance! From 19:00 to 1:00 the restaurant holds two New Year's programs- for families with children and adults. A seat at a table will cost 2700-2900 AED.
Take a boat trip. A good solution is to celebrate the New Year in Dubai on board a large wooden dhow Rustar or a comfortable yacht Amwaj Al Bahar. Marine vessels cruise along Creek Bay, while their passengers are entertained by a DJ and try delicious dishes prepared in the city's restaurants. From the water you can clearly see the new city blocks and the fireworks over the Burj Khalifa skyscraper. The holiday cruise lasts from 22:00 to 1:00 and costs 800-1500 AED.
Celebrate in the desert. Tourists who want to celebrate the New Year in the UAE in comfort, but in a more secluded environment, choose the 5* Bab Al Shams Desert Resort hotel and Spa. It is located in the sand dunes, 45 minutes from the airport. The hotel complex was built in the style of an exotic Arabian fort and has green gardens and cozy courtyards with fountains.
Tourists can ride jeeps or camels into the desert or relax at the Satori Spa. On the main night of the year, the hotel restaurant Al Hadheerah Desert surprises guests with traditional Arabic cuisine.
Have a beach picnic. Pack a picnic basket and spend time with friends at New Year's Eve on the seashore! The pyrotechnic show at the Burj Al Arab hotel is clearly visible from any of the beaches of Jumeirah.
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What to do during the holidays
Tourists who come to the UAE for New Year can easily find entertainment to their liking. Some people are shopping recklessly and trying to profit from New Year's sales. Others, despite the middle of winter, enjoy swimming and sunbathing.
Desert Safari. For those who are not indifferent to Arabian exoticism, trips to sand dunes on SUVs and ATVs. Such excursions are organized by several travel companies, for example, Platinum Heritage. During your trip, you can admire picturesque sunsets, take part in a falcon show, visit a Bedouin camp and taste Arabic dishes. A trip for adults costs from 2090 AED, and for children from 5 to 11 years old - 1740 AED.
On the sand on a sandboard. From the Dubai-Hatta highway (E44) it is clearly visible big dune Big Red. It offers rides on boards similar to snowboards. This is exciting entertainment for fans active rest! Local tour operators offer full-day excursions that include desert driving and sandboarding lessons.
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Skiing. To everyone who came to the winter vacation to a hot country, it’s hard to imagine that in big city UAE is real ski center. Ski Dubai is located in the modern Mall of the Emirates. At 22.5 thousand sq. m equipped with five tracks and a freestyle area. There is a snow park with caves and slopes for sledding, a real alpine cafe and a small penguinarium.
Amusement parks. It is interesting to visit the Global Village, a city seasonal park, with a child. During the winter holidays there is a festive parade, stunt performances, theatrical performances under open air, fountain shows and other entertainment for adults and children. A visit to the park per family will cost about 100 AED.
For family vacation great rides theme park Riverland Dubai. It is located on the territory of Dubai Parks and Resorts. To look at the animals from different corners world, it’s worth going to Dubai Safari.
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Winter trips to the UAE are in demand among vacationers, so prices for tours to Dubai for the new year 2020 cannot be called cheap. At the end of December, trips from Moscow for a week for two cost from 92 thousand rubles. For similar all-inclusive tours you need to pay from 117 thousand rubles, and when staying in a 5* hotel - from 184 thousand rubles.
If you want to save money, buy tours in advance or, conversely, look for last-minute tours.
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Hotels
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We recommend booking a hotel several months in advance - this will allow you to find best option in terms of price and quality. According to reviews, housing prices in Dubai jump closer to the New Year. Here's the cost double room on New Year's Eve in hotels of different categories:
Eastern traditions, oriental art, oriental practices are gaining more and more popularity in our country, in our city, and in Western world generally. And eastern holidays are no exception.
But, just getting carried away by all this, we sometimes forget that, as the unforgettable comrade Sukhov said, the east is a delicate matter. And there is no need to generalize all the cultural traditions of the East into one whole.
For example, we mistakenly believe that all eastern world- from the Middle East to countries rising sun- celebrates the Eastern New Year on February 19. But this is far from true.
Nizhny Novgorod artists helped us understand all the intricacies of the East, who through their creativity reveal to the people of Nizhny Novgorod the beautiful and amazing eastern culture.
Eastern New Year in Nizhny Novgorod is Chinese New Year
Eastern New Year, which is celebrated on February 19, is the Chinese New Year. lunar calendar, which means that this is only a Chinese, Buddhist tradition, which, for example, has nothing to do with the Arab East.
Chinese New Year is one of the main holidays of the year, which the Chinese celebrate for 15 days. In this they are somewhat similar to us, we also celebrate the New Year “from the first to the thirteenth”!
From the Chinese New Year we also inherited the tradition of assigning a symbol to each year. According to Chinese beliefs, the Dragon, Tiger, or, as this year, the Goat or Sheep are the lords of the next year. They cannot be met in an uncleaned house, and therefore one of the main Chinese New Year traditions is cleaning.
The Chinese New Year's color is red. And all the festive decor of Chinese houses is made in shades of red with small splashes of yellow tangerines, which symbolize prosperity, and peach and apricot flowers, which symbolize new beginnings.
Well, a rich New Year's table is also an obligatory part of the Chinese New Year program.
In general, we and the Chinese have a lot in common in our approach to the New Year!
But the East is not only China, and the Eastern New Year is celebrated not only on February 19, and sometimes not at all like we do with the Chinese...
Eastern New Year in Nizhny Novgorod: as celebrated in other countries of the eastern world
Arab countries
Katerina Sitnova, director of the show ballet “Izumrud”, says:
“The Eastern New Year is in many ways truly a Chinese tradition. And I do oriental dances and these are Arabic dances. And the Arabs celebrate the New Year in a completely different way than the Chinese did at that time.
New Year according to the Islamic calendar is celebrated on the first day of the month of Muharram. In 2015 it will be October 14th. But in the Arab world, New Year is not a widespread holiday.
There are two main holidays - Kurban Bayram and the day after Ramadan - both of them are religious and are celebrated very widely. And for the New Year itself, they only prepare the table and read the prayer not as usual.”
Margarita Daryina, head of the Arabic dance school "MarMar" continues:
"Yes, the Arab New Year refers more to religious holidays. Therefore in Arab countries All entertainment venues are closed at this time. And the biggest entertainment these days is considered to be zakat, i.e. Every self-respecting Muslim is simply obliged to give alms and perform other pious deeds.
New Year in the Arab world is a day off, a day for the whole family when they eat a lot and do not work. And all New Year traditions are connected with Islam and family."
Tatyana Lyulina, artistic director of the oriental dance studio "Angels of the East":
“As for the celebration of the Eastern Arab New Year or the New Year according to the Islamic calendar in our city, it is, of course, celebrated by our Muslim diaspora, but still rather closed, as part of a religious holiday.
As for me personally, I don’t celebrate the Eastern New Year. There were attempts, of course, but without any memorable details.
I think this is too exotic for our Central Russian region!”
India
Veronica Kurashina, head of the Indian dance studio "Kamala" says:
“There are a lot of different peoples and religions in India. And each cultural tradition has its own calendar. Therefore, in India, the New Year can be celebrated almost all year round!
So, February 19 will be the new year according to the Buddhist calendar. More precisely, even in Tibetan. By the way, some states where this calendar is common also celebrate January 1 as the beginning of the year.
The New Year according to the Zoroastrian calendar will be celebrated on August 18. The famous Indian holiday Holi (Festival of Colors) is also sometimes considered New Year. with it spring begins in March-April.
The Festival of Lights - Diwali (October-November) is also considered New Year's. It's the start of a new financial year for businessmen in western India, when old books are closed and new ones are opened.
Finally, Catholic Christmas is also celebrated in India, which according to its attributes is perceived in our country as a New Year’s holiday...
Of course, I would like holidays of different cultures to be more common in our city. It broadens one's horizons and draws attention to national traditions and helps their preservation and development, unites people, promotes mutual understanding.
Eastern New Year can be one of these unifying moments!”
Well, as they say, everything is in our hands. And the portal site - your guide to the world of holidays, has already taken one step in the right direction - we hope that thanks to this article, you will clearly understand what the Eastern New Year is and what it is like!
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A popular option for New Year's Eve in Dubai is a cruise on the Persian Gulf. You can join a group voyage or rent a yacht yourself and celebrate the holiday in a small circle. One of the advantages of a cruise is that the fireworks are clearly visible from the water.
Already on January 1, the Shopping Festival begins in Dubai and continues throughout the month. Almost any item can be purchased with discounts of up to 90%, including jewelry, which is sold here at large quantities and a wide range. Sales are a pleasant addition to the New Year, as are numerous excursions and entertainment.
Dubai
- Where to stay: In numerous and varied, but consistently high-quality hotels in the most “golden”, noisy and pompous emirate of Dubai. Having told yourself “to go for a walk, go for a walk!”, you can go straight to the islands of Dubai, in the elite Jumeirah area - local hotels jump over all the known “star” marks. For lovers of sightseeing and Arabian flavor, we recommend Bar Dubai with its abundance of attractions, but cosmopolitans will feel comfortable in Deira - there are a lot of modern skyscrapers here.
- What to see: The most high building in the world, many mosques, ancient buildings of the Bastakiya region, wind and watchtowers, "sail" of the Borj al-Arab hotel, water parks, dancing fountains, shopping centers... in short, everything you can think of is in
In the United United Arab Emirates(UAE) New Year is celebrated twice. According to Western European tradition, it is celebrated on the night of December 31 to January 1. The Muslim New Year falls on the first day of the month of Muharram according to the Islamic calendar.
New Year January 1
The customs of the European New Year have spread among local population thanks to the large influx of tourists.
The largest celebrations are held in Dubai. During New Year's holidays There is a large influx of tourists in the city. To cater to the tastes and customs of guests, streets, shopping centers and hotels are luxuriously decorated in European style. On New Year's Eve, Dubai hosts a grand fireworks show and laser performance. Fireworks of extraordinary scale and beauty attract hundreds of thousands of citizens and tourists. Events take place near tall skyscraper Burj Khalifa city, Burj Al Arab and Atlantis hotels, throughout artificial island Palm Jumeirah. The large-scale New Year's fireworks display allowed Dubai to enter the Guinness Book of Records twice - in 2009 and 2014.
For the older generation, the New Year on January 1 is inferior in importance to the Muslim holiday. They spend it in a calm home environment over a festive dinner. Young people have fun in bars, clubs, and take part in mass celebrations and parties on the beaches.
On the eve of the holiday, streets, squares, shops and restaurants in the UAE are decorated with shimmering garlands and elegant artificial Christmas trees. In the windows you can see unusual New Year's decorations. Dressed-up Santa Clauses walk around shopping centers and invite children to visit their residences.
Cities and resorts
The New Year in the UAE will bring new emotions and immerse you in an atmosphere of warmth and exoticism.
rest in largest cities- Dubai and Abu Dhabi - will delight you with a rich program of events. On New Year's Eve, restaurants, hotels, bars and nightclubs offer entertainment shows with a luxurious dinner and performances by popular pop music groups. At beach parties you can party until the morning with the fiery music of star DJs. Dubai and Abu Dhabi host midnight fireworks shows where you must reserve a seat in advance.
Romantics will love New Year's cruises on the Persian Gulf. To do this, you need to reserve seats on an Arabian dhow or a comfortable motor ship. For a big noisy company good option rent a yacht.
Exotic lovers will be delighted with the New Year's safari in the Arabian desert. Riding ATVs, jeeps or camels will bring new emotions. You can celebrate midnight in a Bedouin settlement with a festive dinner and colorful dancing.
Feel yourself in winter's tale will allow indoor ski resort Sky Dubai in the center of Dubai. Visitors can expect a variety of entertainment: snowboard and bobsleigh tracks, a snow shooting range, ice cave with a frozen waterfall. You can rent at the resort necessary equipment and take advantage of the instructor's lessons. The Santa Claus residence has been created for children, where interesting competitions, entertainment and gifts await the youngest visitors.
Shopping lovers will be delighted by the large shopping festival, which begins in Dubai on January 2 and lasts for a month. During the festival in shopping centers and stores have big discounts and sales. In boutiques you can purchase exclusive items at low prices.
In the United Arab Emirates, the New Year is celebrated according to two calendars: secular and Muslim. The secular New Year is celebrated along with the rest of the world on January 1, but the Muslim New Year, Al-Hijara, in accordance with the calendar based on lunar cycles, “floats” throughout the year. In 2014 it fell on October 25, and in 2015 - on October 15.
“Hijara” translated from Arabic means “relocation”. In the meaning of this word lies the central event that marked the beginning of the Muslim calendar. According to Islamic historical sources, on July 16, 622 according to the Julian calendar, the Muslim community of the city of Mecca, fleeing from opponents of the faith, was forced to abandon all their property and move to Yathrib, later renamed Medina. It was from this place that Islam spread throughout the world. The symbolic meaning of the Al-Hijjar holiday lies in the voluntary renunciation of material values in favor of serving Allah. The Muslim New Year is not celebrated magnificently and vigorously in the United Arab Emirates; the first day of the first month of the year - Muharram - is dedicated to prayer, going to the mosque, good deeds and family meetings. Recently, it has become customary to congratulate relatives and friends, give cards and symbolic gifts. The first ten days of Muharram, one of the four holy months of the year, are a very important time in which it is customary to enter into marriages and begin new significant affairs.
The secular New Year, celebrated on the night of January 1, is celebrated in the UAE mainly to please the numerous tourists and emigrants living in the country. One of the most popular offers of the tourism sector, which is thriving in the country, is New Year's tours. Hotels are preparing banquets with their own performances and fireworks, discounts are starting in stores, and if you stay a little longer, you can visit a shopping festival. But the opinion that, apart from a holiday in a hotel, it is impossible to find a decent activity on New Year’s Eve is wrong.
In the center of the largest and most luxurious city in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, near the famous Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the city authorities annually organize a fantastic fireworks display. The only thing you should not forget when gathering for this magnificent celebration, for example, from neighboring emirates, is that at the same time the city center can be flooded by about a million people and streams of people will begin to flock there already in the afternoon of the 31st, forming many kilometers of traffic jams. Another equally colorful spectacle is the enchanting Jumana show, which takes place in the middle of the desert. These are laser and pyrotechnic special effects and a mesmerizing performance of actors, dancers, acrobats, trained horses and camels.
The Arabian winter for a European or Russian is distinguished by a very comfortable temperature: +23-+28 degrees Celsius. Water in Persian Gulf most often it also stays around 25 degrees. So, in the absence of stormy weather, New Year's days can be safely spent on the beach, remembering, however, that Wednesdays and Saturdays are women's days, and men are strictly prohibited from entering the beach. Among the others cultural characteristics The way of life of the United Arab Emirates, which a foreigner simply needs to know about, is a special dress code that does not imply revealing and provocative clothing, the presence of prohibition in some emirates, the need to definitely agree to an invitation to visit, and many others.
