Public holidays in Lebanon

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The primary national holiday is Independence Day which is celebrated on November 22. [1]

National holidays [ edit ]

Date English Name Arabic Name French Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day ??? ????? [2] Nouvel an
January 6 Epiphany and Armenian Christmas ??? ?????? ??????
??? ??????? - ?????? ????????? [2] 		Epiphanie
Noel Armenien 		The latter holiday was officially recognized in Lebanon in 2003. [3] It is exclusively celebrated by Armenians in Lebanon . [4]
February 9 St. Maroun Day ??? ??? ????? Fete de Saint-Maron The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites , hence the name.
February 14 Rafic Hariri Memorial Day ??? ?????? ???? ??????? Jour de l'assassinat de Rafic Hariri National day of mourning remembering the Assassination of Rafic Hariri in 2005. [5]
March 25 Feast of the Annunciation ??? ??????? Fete de l'Annonciation Observed by both Christians and Muslims [6]
Friday immediately before Easter Sunday Good Friday ???? ?????? [2] Vendredi Saint Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed. Also called ?????? ??????? in Arabic. [2]
moveable Easter Sunday ????? ?????? [2] Paques Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed. [2]
May 1 Workers' Day ??? ??????? Fete du Travail
May 25 Liberation and Resistance Day ??? ???????? ? ??????? Fete de la Liberation et Resistance Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon in 2000.
August 15 Feast of the Assumption ??? ?????? ??????? [2] Assomption de Marie
November 22 Lebanese Independence Day ??? ????????? [2] Fete nationale Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943.
December 25 Christmas Day ??? ??????? Noel
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
1 Muharram Islamic New Year ??? ????? ??????? [2] Nouvel an islamique In French, it is also known as 1 er Muharram . [7]
10 Muharram Day of Ashura ???? ??????? [2] Fete de l’Achoura [7] Maqtal al-Husayn is sometimes read on this day.
12 Rabi' al-awwal Mawlid ???? ????? Mawlid The holiday is celebrated on 12 Rabi' al-awwal by the Sunnis while it is celebrated on 17 Rabi' al-awwal by the Shi'ites . Also known as mouloud , mouled , maoulide or Mawlid al-Nabi in French. [7]
1 Shawwal Eid al-Fitr ??? ????? Aid el-Fitr The holiday lasts for three days until 3 Shawwal . Also known as Id-ul-Fitr , Eid , and the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast .
10 Dhu al-Hijjah Eid al-Adha ??? ?????? Aid el-Kebir The holiday lasts three days, ending on 13 Dhu al-Hijjah . Also known as la Fete du sacrifice , Aid al Adha , or Eid el-Kebir in French. [7]

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Other Holidays [ edit ]

Date English name Arabic name French name Remarks
February 15 St. Vartan Day Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon. [4] [8]
March 9 Teachers' Day ??? ?????? Fete des professeurs The holiday ends on March 9.
March 21 Mother's Day ??? ???? Fete des Meres The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox .
May 6 Martyrs' Day ??? ??????? Jour des martyrs Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha.
November 1 All Saints' Day ??? ???? ???????? Toussaint
moveable Ascension Day ??? ?????? Jour de l'Ascension
September 8 Nativity of Mary ????? ???? ??????? Nativite de Marie
December 4 Saint Barbara's Day ??? ???????? Jour de Barbara

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "National holiday" , The World Factbook , Central Intelligence Agency, archived from the original on June 13, 2007 , retrieved 20 December 2009
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j holidays 2009 in Lebanon , archived from the original on 2008-04-19 , retrieved 2009-08-30
  3. ^ "Armenian Christmas Becomes National Holiday in Lebanon" , Middle East , Lebanon: Asbarez.com, 2003-01-07 , retrieved 2009-08-30
  4. ^ a b Figuie, Gerard (1998), "La population" , Le point sur le Liban (in French), Maisonneuve & Larose, ISBN   978-2-7068-1314-6 , retrieved 2009-08-30
  5. ^ https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/lebanon/rafik-hariri-memorial-day
  6. ^ "Upcoming Lebanon Public Holidays (Middle East)" . The qppstudio.net website . Retrieved 2019-10-22 .
  7. ^ a b c d Fetes juives et Fetes islamiques 2008-2011 (in French), Switzerland: Armee suisse, 2009-02-06, archived from the original on 2009-05-04 , retrieved 2009-08-30
  8. ^ a b "Lebanon" , International Religious Freedom Report 2006 , BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR , retrieved 2009-08-30


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