Currency: Afghani (AFA)Iso code: AF - Internet extension: .af - Telephone code: +93 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset (AFT): +4:30 (DST: no)
Since May 6, 2022, women are required to wear a burqaWeekend: FridayIF YOU NEED TRANSLATION INTO THIS COUNTRY's LANGUAGE(S): vernaculars, Pashtu(18 million speakers), Tajik (5 million speakers), Dari ...
Contact edit! Liberation Day
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Wednesday February 15, 2023
Secular holiday : From 2007 on, celebrates the end of Soviet occupation.
Mothers' Day
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Wednesday March 8, 2023
cards/flowers :
Noruz
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Tuesday March 21, 2023
Zoroastrian : Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox
Beginning of school year
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Tuesday March 21, 2023
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Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday March 23, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday March 23, 2023
Culture : Originally Ramadama is the name of the ninth month in the Arab world.
It is, above all, a month of fasting.
Fasting was not born with Islam. The abstaining from eating and drinking is mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, preceding the prophet Muhammad.
Thus, in the Bible, it is mentioned that Queen Esther asked the Jews to fast for three days before asking her husband to spare the Jews.
According to the New Testament, Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert. Referring to this episode, Christianity has a fasting period of 40 days called Lent .
Today, the fasting period of practicing Catholics lasts from Ash Wednesday to Good Friday.
The start of Ramadan generally depends on local observation of the moon crescent, but others choose the calculation of the new moon or the statement of Saudi Arabia to determine the start of the fasting period.
The three main prohibitions of Ramadan are: eat, drink and have sex,
It is possible to swallow one's own saliva, but not the water with which mouth was rinsed.
Practitioners can go swimming or take a shower, as long as they do not swallow water.
Alcohol-based perfume is prohibited.
Nail biting is allowed as long as nails are clean.
Dates fruit are recommended after breaking of the fast, provided they do not come from Israel.
Travelers, pregnant or nursing or menstruating women are allowed to stop fasting.
Practitioners usually gain weight during this period.
Punishments are particularly heavy year Algeria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. working hours during the month of Ramadan:09:00-14:00
Ramadan holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday April 18, 2023
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday April 23, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Monday April 24, 2023
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Victory Day
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Friday April 28, 2023
Secular holiday : Victory of the Afghan Jehad against the Soviet occupation
Labor Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Dedicated to the memory of martyrs who died for their homeland
Teacher Day
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
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Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 18, 2023
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Mount Arafat Day
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Tuesday June 27, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the day the Prophet Abraham took his son Ishmael out into the wilderness to sacrifice him to God. As he raised the knife to take his only son's life in obedience to God's command, his hand was stopped and the Lord provided a ram in Ishmael's place.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday June 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday June 30, 2023
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Summer holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday July 25, 2023
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