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Lebanon : 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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  • Weekend: Saturday afternoon & Sunday (in Druze, Shi'a and Sunni zones: Thursday & Friday)
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    Friday march 8, 2024Teachers' DaySchool holidays
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    Saturday march 9, 2024Teachers' DaySchool holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Thursday march 21, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Monday march 25, 2024AnnunciationSecular holiday
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Easter holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Easter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Sunday march 31, 2024EasterCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Tuesday april 2, 2024Easter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday april 11, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday april 15, 2024Easter holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 3, 2024Orthodox Good FridayOrthodox
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    Saturday may 4, 2024Banks close at 14:00Banks only
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Martyrs'DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Orthodox EasterOrthodox
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    Monday may 6, 2024Orthodox Easter MondayOrthodox
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    Sunday may 12, 2024South Lebanon Liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday may 25, 2024Liberation DayBanks only
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    Thursday may 30, 2024Summer holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday june 17, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Banks only
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    Tuesday june 18, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 21, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday june 26, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday july 7, 2024El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday july 16, 2024AshuraMuslim, Sufi
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    Sunday august 4, 2024Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Sunday august 4, 2024Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Thursday august 15, 2024AssumptionCatholic
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    Friday august 16, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Tuesday september 10, 2024Summer holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Sunday september 15, 2024Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Teachers' Day

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    Friday march 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    Teachers' Day

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    Saturday march 9, 2024
    School holidays :

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
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    Mothers' Day

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic

    Annunciation

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    Monday march 25, 2024
    Secular holiday : From 2010 onwards Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday joint Muslim-Christian celebration

    Easter holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    School holidays :

    Easter holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events :

    Easter

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday

    Banks are closed

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Banks only :

    Easter holiday (end)

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    Tuesday april 2, 2024
    School holidays :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    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.

    Easter holiday (end) - French schools

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    Monday april 15, 2024
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    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    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 .

    Orthodox Good Friday

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    Friday may 3, 2024
    Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter (or Pascha) The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy. The Easter bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place: Midnight Office... After the service the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home. The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days. One egg is cracked on the wall of the church (and this is the first egg eaten The ritual of cracking the eggs takes place before the Easter lunch. Each person selects his/her egg. Then people take turns tapping their egg against the eggs of others, and the person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.

    Banks close at 14:00

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    Saturday may 4, 2024
    Banks only :

    Martyrs'Day

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Culture : Commemorates the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. (Wikipedia) [Wikipedia]

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Orthodox : Paid holiday

    Orthodox Easter Monday

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter(or Pascha).The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy.The Easter breads are a worldwide Orthodox tradition as well.This bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place:Midnight Office,Rush Procession,Matins & Divine Liturgy.After the service,the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home.The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days.One egg takes place before the Easter lunch.Each person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of good luck.The traditional Orthodox Paschal greeting is: Christ is Risen! .The answer is: Indeed He is Risen . May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.

    South Lebanon Liberation Day

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    Sunday may 12, 2024
    Secular holiday : From 2005 onwards Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Liberation Day

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    Saturday may 25, 2024
    Banks only : On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from occupied territory in Southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation

    Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Thursday may 30, 2024
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    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abrahams 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)

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    Monday june 17, 2024
    Banks only :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Tuesday june 18, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Fathers' Day

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    Friday june 21, 2024
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Wednesday june 26, 2024
    School holidays :

    El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday july 7, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Ashura

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    Tuesday july 16, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Sunday august 4, 2024
    Secular holiday : 2020 Beirut explosion commemoration

    Day of Mourning

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    Sunday august 4, 2024
    Special Events : In tribute of the Beirut blast victims. From 2021

    Assumption

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    Thursday august 15, 2024
    Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Friday august 16, 2024
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    Summer holiday (end) - French schools

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    Tuesday september 10, 2024
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    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday september 15, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.