Islamic Holidays
Islamic Holidays are celebrated in almost all Arab countries. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar one and is calculated according to the moon phases, the holidays may vary according to the global position of the different countries.
|
2016 |
2017 |
Islamic New Year 1437 / 1438 |
3 Oct |
20 Sept |
Beginning of Ramadan |
6 June |
27 May |
Eid Al-Fitr - End of Ramadan |
5 July |
25 June |
Eid Al-Adha (The Feast of the Sacrifice) |
11 Sept |
31 Aug |
The length of each Eid holiday varies from one Arab country to another. Please note that all Arab Embassies in Dublin and London shut for the above holidays for up to 5 working days. In addition to the above religious festivals, most of which are observed throughout the Islamic World, there are individual National Days as follows;
Country |
National Day |
Algeria |
1st November |
Bahrain |
16th December |
Djibouti |
27th June |
Iraq |
Various |
Egypt |
23rd July |
Jordan |
25th May |
Kuwait |
25th February |
Lebanon |
22nd November |
Libya |
1st September |
Mauritania |
28th November |
Morocco |
30th July |
Oman |
18th November |
Qatar |
18th December |
Saudi Arabia |
23rd September |
Somalia |
1st July |
Sudan |
1st January |
Syria |
17th April |
Tunisia |
20th March |
United Arab Emirates |
2nd December |
Ireland's Public Holidays
|
2016 |
2017 |
New Year's Day |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
St. Patrick' Day |
17 Mar |
17 Mar |
Good Friday |
25 Mar |
14 Apr |
Easter Monday |
28 Mar |
17 Apr |
May Day |
2 May |
1 May |
Public Holiday |
6 June |
5 June |
Public Holiday |
1 Aug |
7 Aug |
Public Holiday |
31 Oct |
30 Oct |
Christmas Day |
25 Dec |
25 Dec |
St. Stephen's Day |
26 Dec |
26 Dec |