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Holidays
Public Holidays in 2005
Holidays
2003
2004
2005
New Year's Day
January 1
January 1
January 1
Army Day
January 6
January 6
January 6
Anniversary of the Revolution
February 8
February 8
February 8
Festival of Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha)¹
February 12
February 2
January 21
Islamic New Year²
March 5
February 22
February 22
Ashura³
March 14
March 2
arch 2
FAO Day
April 17
April 17
April 17
Labor Day
May 1
May 1
May 1
Birthday of Prophet Mohammad (Mawlid an Nabi)*¹
May 4
May 2
April 21
National Day
July 14
July 14
July 14
Ba'ath Day
July 17
July 17
July 17
Peace Day
August Day
August Day
August Day
Start of Ramadan*²
October 27
October 15
October 4
Ceasefire Day (End of war with Iran)
November 14
November 14
November 14
End of Ramadan (Eid Al Fitr)*³
November 26
November 14
November 3
¹
Culmination of the Haj or Holy Pilgrimage.
²
he lunar Islamic Hijara calendar is made up of 12 months, each month alternating between 29 and 30 days per month, culminating in a total of 354 days per year. The Hijra calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and annually moves 11 days backward through the seasons.
³
Shi'a holiday celebrating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein.
*¹
The Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is celebrated on the twelfth day in the month of Rabi'l of the Islamic calendar.
*²
Ramadan (the month of fasting) begins with the first appearance of the new moon in the ninth month of the lunar Islamic Hijra calendar, and lasts 30 days. Dates for the start of Ramadan will vary from country to country, depending on the first appearance of the moon.
*³
Feasting that officially marks the end of Ramadan, and commonly lasts for 3 days.
