From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Public holidays in Lebanon
Public holidays in Lebanon
The primary national holiday is Independence Day which November Lebanese In- عيد La Fête natio- Lebanon
is celebrated on November 22.[1] 22 dependence اإلستقالل nale gained its in-
Day [2] dependence
National Holidays from France
in 1943.
Date English Name Arabic French Name Remarks
December Christmas عيد الميالدNoël
Name 25
January 1 New Year’s رأس السنةLe Nouvel an Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Day [2]
1 Muharram Islamic New رأس السنةLe Nouvel an In French, it
January 6 Armenian عيد الميالدNoël Armé- The holiday Year الهجرية islamique is also known
Christmas - األرمن nien was officially [2] as 1er Muhar-
األرثودكس recognized in ram.[6]
[2] Lebanon in
10 Muhar-
2003.[3] It is Day of Ashura ذكرى La Fête de Maqtal al-
ram
exclusively عاشوراء l’Achoura[6] Husayn is
celebrated by
[2] sometimes
Armenian-Le- read on this
banese.[4] day.
February 9 St. Maroun عيد مار La Fête de 12 Rabi’ is
The holidayal- Mawlid مولد النبي Le Mawlid The holiday
Day Saint-Maron awwal
celebrated by celebrated o
مارون
the Ma- 12 Rabi’ al-
ronites, awwal by the
hence the Sunnis while
name. it is celebrat
ed on 17 Rab
March 25 Feast of the عيد La Fête de [5]
al-awwal by
Annunciation البشارة l’Annonciation the Shi’ites.
Friday im- Good Friday جمعة Vendredi saint Both the Also known
mediately ]2[ اآلالم Eastern and as mouloud,
before Western mouled, maou
Easter Sun- dates are ob- lide or Mawlid
day served. Also al-Nabi in
called الجمعة French.[6]
العظيمةin Ara-
1 Shawwal Eid ul-Fitr عيد الفطر L’Aïd el-Fitr The holiday
bic.[2] lasts for thre
moveable Easter Sunday الفصح Pâques Both the days until 3
]2[ المجيد Eastern and Shawwal. Al-
Western so known as
dates are ob- Id-ul-Fitr, Eid
served.[2] and the Festi
May 1 Workers’ Day عيد العمالFête du Tra- val of the
ّ
vail Breaking of th
Fast.
August 15 Feast of the عيد إنتقالL’Assomption
Assumption ]2[ العذراءde Marie 10 Dhu al- Eid al-Adha عيد L’Aïd el-Kebir The holiday
Hijjah األضحى lasts three
November 1 All Saints’ عيد جميع Toussaint days, ending
Day القديسين on 13 Dhu al
Hijjah. Also
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Public holidays in Lebanon
September Nativity
known as la Nativité de
8
Fête du sacri- of Mary Marie
fice, Aïd al Ad-
ha, or Eid el-
References
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ian population
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