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This is a list of '''[[Public holiday|holiday]]s in [[Algeria]]'''.
{{Algerian Islamic reference}}
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This is a list of '''[[Public holiday|holiday]]s in [[Algeria]]'''.


== Public holidays ==
== Civil public holidays ==
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|'''English name'''
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|January 1
|January 1
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|January 12
|January 12
|[[Berber_calendar|Amazigh New Year]]
|[[Yennayer|Amazigh New Year]]
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|May 1
|May 1
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|November 1
|November 1
|[[Revolution Day]]
|[[Algerian War|Revolution Day]]
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|}
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==Movable holidays==
==Islamic public holidays==
The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has '''no set date'''. In order in which they occur:
The following holidays ''are'' public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to Islamic calendar, and thus has '''no set date''' in the Gregorian calendar. They are listed below in the order in which they occur in Islamic calendar:


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|[[Islamic New Year]]
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|[[Mawlid]]
|[[Mawlid]]
|The Birth of the Prophet [[Muhammad]]
|The Birth of [[Muhammad]]


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[[Category:Lists of public holidays by country|Algeria]]
[[Category:Public holidays in Algeria| ]]
[[Category:Algerian culture]]
[[Category:Lists of events in Algeria|Holidays]]

Latest revision as of 07:48, 31 August 2024

Part of a series on
Algerian Islamic reference
Institutions
Islam in Algeria
Quran in Algeria
Sunnism in Algeria
Malikism in Algeria
Sufism in Algeria
Celebrations
Sufi Orders
Zawiyas of Algeria
Cult

This is a list of holidays in Algeria.

Civil public holidays

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Date English name
January 1 New Year's Day
January 12 Amazigh New Year
May 1 Labour Day
July 5 Independence Day
November 1 Revolution Day

Islamic public holidays

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The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to Islamic calendar, and thus has no set date in the Gregorian calendar. They are listed below in the order in which they occur in Islamic calendar:

English Name Description
Islamic New Year The 1st day of the month of Muharram
Ashura The 10th day of the month of Muharram
Mawlid The Birth of Muhammad
Eid al-Fitr The end of Ramadan
Eid al-Adha Sacrifice Feast

See also

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