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Iraq (Kurdistan) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Iraq (Kurdistan) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday april 9, 2024 | Day of Saddam Hussein's downfall | Secular holiday |  |
| Wednesday april 10, 2024 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday april 11, 2024 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday april 12, 2024 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
| Tuesday april 16, 2024 | Ramadan holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday april 17, 2024 | Yazidi New Year | Zoroastrian | |
| Wednesday may 1, 2024 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday june 13, 2024 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday june 16, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday june 17, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Tuesday june 18, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday june 19, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday july 7, 2024 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday july 14, 2024 | National Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday july 16, 2024 | Ashura | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday september 1, 2024 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday september 15, 2024 | Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday october 3, 2024 | Independence Day | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday october 26, 2024 | Marathon | Sports events | |
| Monday october 28, 2024 | Erbil International Fair | Tradeshows | |
Day of Saddam Hussein's downfall
-Tuesday april 9, 2024
Secular holiday :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
Banks are closed
-Friday april 12, 2024
Banks only :
Ramadan holiday (end)
-Tuesday april 16, 2024
School holidays :
Yazidi New Year
-Wednesday april 17, 2024
Zoroastrian :
Labor Day/May Day
-Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday june 13, 2024
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Tuesday june 18, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday june 19, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday july 7, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
National Day
-Sunday july 14, 2024
Secular holiday : Celebrates the 1958 coup: the army killed King Feisal II as well as Prince Abdul Illah, seized Baghdad and proclaimed Iraq a republic.
Ashura
-Tuesday july 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) during his fight against injustice.
Summer holiday (end)
-Sunday september 1, 2024
School holidays :
Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)
-Sunday september 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Independence Day
-Thursday october 3, 2024
Secular holiday : Independence from United Kingdom 1932
Marathon
-Saturday october 26, 2024
Sports events : Www.erbilmarathon.org/ 2023 edition confirmed
Erbil International Fair
-Monday october 28, 2024
Tradeshows : Lasts 4 days - www.erbilfair.com/ 2023 edition confirmed
