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Somaliland : 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

  • Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
  • Self-declared state since 1991
  • Weekend: Friday
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Monday march 11, 2024Ramadan holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday march 21, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday april 21, 2024Ramadan holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday may 18, 2024Restoration Of Somaliland SovereigntySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 19, 2024Restoration Of Somaliland SovereigntySecular holiday
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    Thursday may 30, 2024End of school yearSchool holidays
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    Wednesday june 19, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday june 26, 2024Independence DayNational Day
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    Sunday july 7, 2024El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday september 1, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday september 16, 2024Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
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    Ramadan holiday (beginning)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mothers' Day

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .

    Ramadan holiday (end)

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    Sunday april 21, 2024
    School holidays :

    Labor Day/May Day

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    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 .

    Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty

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    Saturday may 18, 2024
    Secular holiday : Declared unilaterally in 1991

    Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty

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    Sunday may 19, 2024
    Secular holiday : Declared unilaterally in 1991

    End of school year

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    Thursday may 30, 2024
    School holidays :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning)

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    Wednesday june 19, 2024
    School holidays :

    Independence Day

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    Wednesday june 26, 2024
    Secular holiday : Declared on May 18, 1991

    El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday july 7, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).

    Beginning of school year

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    Sunday september 1, 2024
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    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday september 16, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :