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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2014-December 2015 period.
2014 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d'État 13 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 8 Mar International Women's Day 21 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 29 May Ascension Day 28 Jul Aid El Segheir (End of Ramadan) 4 Aug Revolution Day 5 Aug Independence Day 15 Aug Assumption 4 Oct Aid El Kébir (Feast of Sacrifice) 15 Oct Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d'État 25 Oct El am Hejir (Islamic New Year) 3 Nov All Saints' Day 11 Dec Proclamation of the Republic 25 Dec Christmas Day 2015 1 Jan New Year's Day 3 Jan Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d'État 3 Jan Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad) 8 Mar International Women's Day 6 Apr Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 14 May Ascension Day 18 Jul Aid El Segheir (End of Ramadan) 4 Aug Revolution Day 5 Aug Independence Day 15 Aug Assumption 23 Sep Aid El Kébir (Feast of Sacrifice) 13 Oct El am Hejir (Islamic New Year) 15 Oct Anniversary of the 1987 Coup d'État 1 Nov All Saints' Day 11 Dec Proclamation of the Republic 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 Aid El Segheir (End of Ramadan), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Aid El Segheir itself. Aid El Segheir and Aid El Kébir (Feast of Sacrifice) may last up to several days, depending on the region. |
