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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan - 2 Jan New Year's Day 7 Jan Orthodox Christmas Day 15 Mar Spring Holiday 21 Mar Nowruz (Persian New Year) 18 Apr Good Friday 20 Apr Orthodox Easter Sunday 21 Apr Easter Monday 1 May May Day 28 Jul Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan) 4 Oct Greater Bairam (Feast of Sacrifice) 9 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa 28 Nov Independence Day 29 Nov Liberation (at the end of World War II) 25 Dec Christmas Day 2015 1 Jan - 2 Jan New Year's Day 7 Jan Orthodox Christmas Day 15 Mar Spring Holiday 21 Mar Nowruz (Persian New Year) 3 Apr Good Friday 6 Apr Easter Monday 12 Apr Orthodox Easter Sunday 1 May May Day 18 Jul Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan) 23 Sep Greater Bairam (Feast of Sacrifice) 19 Oct Beatification of Mother Teresa 28 Nov Independence Day 29 Nov Liberation (at the end of World War II) 25 Dec Christmas Day Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Lesser Bairam itself. Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam (Feast of Sacrifice) may last up to several days, depending on the region. |
