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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 7 Jan Coptic Christmas Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 20 Apr Coptic Easter 21 Apr Sham el-Nessim 25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day 1 May Labour Day 23 Jul National Day 28 Jul - 30 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 11 Sep Coptic New Year 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 6 Oct Armed Forces Day 25 Oct Islamic New Year 2015 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 7 Jan Coptic Christmas Day 14 Jan Coptic New Year 12 Apr Coptic Easter 13 Apr Sham el-Nessim 25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day 1 May Labour Day 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 23 Jul National Day 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 6 Oct Armed Forces Day 13 Oct Islamic New Year 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. |
