Public holidays in Algeria
Appearance
Date | English Name |
January 1 | New Year's Day |
February 9 | Ashura |
March 8 | Revolution Day |
April 17 | Evacuation Day |
May 1 | Labour Day |
May 6 | Martyrs’ Day |
June 19 | Commemoration Day |
July 5 | Independence Day |
July 23 | Egypt’s Revolution Day |
September 1 | Union of Syria, Egypt, and Libya |
October 6 | The beginning of the 1973 October War |
November 1 | Anniversary of the Revolution |
November 16 | National Day |
December 25 | Christmas Day |
Movable holidays
The following holidays are public holidays but vary upon the day in which it occurs (according to the gregorian calender) and thus has no set date. In order of which the occur:
- Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
- Muharram
- Islamic New Year
- Greek Orthodox Easter
- Mouloud/Yum an Nabi
- The Prophet's (Muhammad) Birthday
- Leilat al Meiraj
- Ascension of Muhammad
- Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)