Public holidays in Iraq
This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.[1][2]
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| January 6 | Army Day | |
| March 21 | Nowruz | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | |
| July 14 | Republic Day | |
| October 3 | National Day | National Iraqi Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932[3] |
| December 10 | Victory Day | Victory over Daesh ISIS. |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Muharram 1 | Islamic New Year | |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura | |
| Rabi' al-Awwal 12 | The Prophet's Birthday | |
| Shawwal 1 | End of Ramadan (3 days) | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | Feast of Sacrifice (4 days) | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 18 | Eid al-Ghadir |
Special holidays
[edit]Iraq recognizes official religious holidays that apply exclusively to followers of those religions, these holidays include:[4]
Christianity
[edit]- 25 December: Nativity of Jesus
- Easter (2 days)
Judaism
[edit]Sabianism
[edit]- 5-6 April: Eid al-Banja
- 7-8 August: Eid al-Kabeer
- 23 November: Eid al-Sagheer
- Eid Wahna Lamafa
Yazidism
[edit]- First Wednesday of April
- 18-21 July
- 23-30 September
- First Friday of December
Other important dates
[edit]These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates.[5]
- 10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day
- 18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day
- 1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death
- 7 March: Liberation of Slemani City
- 8 March: Women's Day
- 10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day (Iraqi Kurdistan only)
- 13 March: Liberation of Duhok City
- 16 March: Halabja Day
- 20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City
- 1 April: Assyrian New Year
- 14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds
- 16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan
- 25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (1993)
- 13 June: Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day
- 11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union
References
[edit]- ^ "Iraqi president signs controversial holiday law". Shafaq News. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "الرئيس العراقي يقرر إضافة يومين إلى الأعياد الوطنية.. وثيقة". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "Iraq Public Holidays in 2021 - Calendarific". Calendarific.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "بغداد اليوم تنشر قانون العطل الرسمية في العراق (وثيقة) » وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "National holidays and key dates in the Kurdistan Region's history". Cabinet.gov.krd. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
