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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 6 Jan Army Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 9 Apr Baghdad Liberation Day 1 May Labour Day 14 Jul Republic Day 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 8 Aug Ceasefire Day (End of Iran-Iraq War) 3 Oct National Day 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 25 Oct Islamic New Year 3 Nov Ashura 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 6 Jan Army Day 9 Apr Baghdad Liberation Day 1 May Labour Day 14 Jul Republic Day 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 8 Aug Ceasefire Day (End of Iran-Iraq War) 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 3 Oct National Day 13 Oct Islamic New Year 23 Oct Ashura 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 Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region. |
