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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 10 Jan Traditional Day 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 21 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 29 May Ascension Day 9 Jun Whit Monday 28 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 1 Aug Independence Day 15 Aug Assumption 4 Oct Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) 25 Oct Armed Forces Day 3 Nov All Saints' Day 30 Nov National Day 25 Dec Christmas Day 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 10 Jan Traditional Day 6 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 14 May Ascension Day 25 May Whit Monday 18 Jul Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 1 Aug Independence Day 15 Aug Assumption 23 Sep Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) 26 Oct Armed Forces Day 1 Nov All Saints' Day 30 Nov National Day 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 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. |
