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Holidays |
Official Public Holidays
Holidays |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| New Year's Day |
January 1 |
January 1 |
January 1 |
| Unity Day |
February 22 |
February 22 |
February 22 |
| Festival of Sacrifice (Eid Al Adha)¹ |
February 12 |
February 2 |
January 21 |
| Revolution Day |
March 8 |
March 8 |
March 8 |
| Islamic New Year² |
March 5 |
February 22 |
February 10 |
| Arab League Day |
March 22 |
March 22 |
March 22 |
| National Independence Day |
April 17 |
April 17 |
April 17 |
| Martyr's Day |
May 6 |
May 6 |
May 6 |
| Birthday of Prophet Mohammad (Mawlid an Nabi)³ |
May 14 |
May 2 |
April 21 |
| Start of Ramadan*¹ |
October 27 |
October 15 |
October 4 |
| End of Ramadan (Eid Al Fitr)*² |
November 26 |
November 14 |
November 3 |
| Christmas Day*³ |
December 25 |
December 25 |
December 25 |
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Culmination of the Hajj or Holy Pilgrimage. |
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The lunar Islamic Hijra 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. |
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The Birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is celebrated on the twelfth day in the month of Rabi'l of the Islamic calendar. |
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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. |
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Feasting that officially marks the end of Ramadan, and commonly lasts for three days. |
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Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. In A.D.320, Pope Julius I fixed the date at December 25 based on the Gregorian calendar. The Orthodox church calculates Christmas using the Julian calendar and celebrates 13 days later on January 7. |
Weekend
Friday |
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