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Iraq (Kurdistan) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Iraq (Kurdistan) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday March 5, 2023 | Uprising Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday March 6, 2023 | National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday March 9, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday March 11, 2023 | Uprising Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Tuesday March 14, 2023 | Heroes Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Tuesday March 21, 2023 | Nowruz | Zoroastrian | |
| Thursday March 23, 2023 | Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
| Sunday March 26, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday April 9, 2023 | Day of Saddam Hussein's downfall | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday April 23, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday April 24, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday June 22, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday June 30, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday July 1, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday July 2, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday July 14, 2023 | National Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday July 19, 2023 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday July 29, 2023 | Ashura | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday September 3, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday September 28, 2023 | Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Uprising Day
-Sunday March 5, 2023
Secular holiday : Liberation of Ranya City
National Day of Tolerance and Coexistence
-Monday March 6, 2023
Culture : Celebration declared after the meeting between Pope Francis and the Shiite Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
Francis visit to the highest Shiite cleric had taken place in the southern Iraqi Najaf a holy city for the Shiites. The 45-minute conversation was about the cooperation between the religious communities.
The holiday also paid tribute to the interfaith meeting in the plain of Ur, where the head of the Catholic Church met with representatives of Islam, Christianity and the Yazidis.
Jewish representatives did not take part. from 2022
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Thursday March 9, 2023
School holidays :
Uprising Day
-Saturday March 11, 2023
Culture : Liberation of Erbil City
Heroes Day
-Tuesday March 14, 2023
Culture : Anniversary of Mustafa Barzani, who is the spiritual father for many Iraqi Kurds.
Nowruz
-Tuesday March 21, 2023
Zoroastrian : Naw Ruz--Zoroastrian New Year and celebration of Righteousness Divine Spirit Asha Vahishta, creator of fire. Feast of Ahura Mazda, Spring Equinox Also spelled Newroz, Nauruz, Nauryz, Noe-Rooz, Nawroz, Norooz, Noruz, Novruz (in Azerbaijan and Turkey), Noh Ruz, Nauroz, Nav-roze, Navroz, Naw-Rúz, Nevruz, Sultan Nevruz, Наврӯз, Navruz, or Nowrouz [Wikipedia]
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday March 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Sunday March 26, 2023
School holidays :
Day of Saddam Hussein's downfall
-Sunday April 9, 2023
Secular holiday :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday April 23, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday April 24, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday June 22, 2023
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-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 - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday June 30, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday July 1, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday July 2, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
National Day
-Friday July 14, 2023
Secular holiday : Celebrates the 1958 coup: the army killed King Feisal II as well as Prince Abdul Illah, seized Baghdad and proclaimed Iraq a republic.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday July 19, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Ashura
-Saturday July 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) during his fight against injustice.
Summer holiday (end)
-Sunday September 3, 2023
School holidays :
Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)
-Thursday September 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
