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Libya : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday june 27, 2023 | Al Waqfa Day | Muslim, Sufi |  |
| Wednesday june 28, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| 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 | |
| Wednesday july 19, 2023 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday july 23, 2023 | Revolution Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Thursday july 27, 2023 | Ashura | cards/flowers | |
| Saturday september 16, 2023 | Martyrs' Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday september 27, 2023 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday october 23, 2023 | Liberation Day | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday october 26, 2023 | Deportation Day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Tuesday november 7, 2023 | Teacher Day | School holidays | |
| Sunday november 12, 2023 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
| Sunday december 24, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Al Waqfa Day
-Tuesday june 27, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : 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 - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday june 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
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 :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday july 19, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).
Revolution Day
-Sunday july 23, 2023
Culture :
Ashura
-Thursday july 27, 2023
cards/flowers : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.
Martyrs' Day
-Saturday september 16, 2023
Secular holiday : To honour the thousands of fallen Libyans who have served their country, keeping alive its values. (Since 2011) Paid holiday when falling on Friday
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday september 27, 2023
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.
Liberation Day
-Monday october 23, 2023
Secular holiday : To mark the fall of Muammar Gaddafis regime in 2011
Deportation Day
-Thursday october 26, 2023
Culture : Anniversary of the deportation, in inhuman conditions, of more than 5,000 citizens to the desert islands of Southern Italy by the European country's fascist forces in 1911.
Teacher Day
-Tuesday november 7, 2023
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
-Sunday november 12, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Sunday december 24, 2023
Secular holiday : On 24 December 1951, Libya declared its independence as the United Kingdom of Libya, a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris, Libya's first and only monarch.
