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Date
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English Name
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Local Name
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Remarks |
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January 1 |
New Year's Day |
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May 1 |
Labour Day |
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December 16 |
National Day |
Eid al-Watani |
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December 17 |
Accession Day |
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10th Zilhajj |
Feast of the Sacrifice or the Big Feast (4 days) |
Eid ul-Adha |
Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs at the end of the month of hajj |
1st Shawal |
the Little Feast (3 days) |
Eid ul-Fitr |
Commemorates end of Ramadan |
1st Moharram |
Hijri New Year |
Muharram |
Islamic New Year |
Date Varies |
Al-Isra' ul-Miraj |
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Commemorates Muhammad's journey to the Heavens |
12th Rabiul Awal |
Prophet Muhammad 's birthday |
Mawlid al-Nabi |
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9th-10th Moharram |
Ashoura (2 days) |
Commemorates the martydom of Imam Al Hussain (AS) in Karbala' |
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