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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 1 May Labour Day 19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment 5 Jul Independence Day 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 4 Oct Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 25 Oct Islamic New Year 3 Nov Ashura 3 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 1 May Labour Day 19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment 5 Jul Independence Day 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 23 Sep Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) 13 Oct Islamic New Year 23 Oct Ashura 1 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution 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. |
