Independence Day
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Monday june 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Obtained from Italy in 1960
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 - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday june 30, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Republic Day
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Saturday july 1, 2023
Secular holiday :
Ashura
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Friday july 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Husayn ibn Ali martyrdom day, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) fighting injustice.
Beginning of school year
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Sunday august 20, 2023
School holidays :
National Day of Human Rights
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Sunday august 27, 2023
Culture : To institutionalize the protection and promotion of human rights throughout the country
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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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.
Day of Mourning
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Monday october 16, 2023
Special Events : In tribute to the 500 truck bombing victims in 2017
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday december 21, 2023
School holidays :