| National Day - Saturday January 1, 2022 Secular holiday : Celebrates the day when American forces returned the presidential palace to the Iraqi authorities on Dec. 31, 2008.
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| School holidays - Saturday January 1, 2022 School holidays : Vacances scolaires : Http://epedu.gov.iq/
https://uobaghdad.edu.iq/
https://www.elwatan140.com/
Official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Literacy rate: Male 84%-Female 64% [Wikipedia]
Teaching language: Arabic
Schooling is mandatory till age 14
schools close on Friday & Saturday
school uniforms required
dates confirmed till Aug 2022
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| Army Day - Thursday January 6, 2022 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the establishment of the Iraqi army, and founded the first units Iraqi armed forces during the British Mandate of Iraq in 1921, where a regiment Musa al-Kazim, and took command of armed force headquarters in Baghdad, and after the fall of the Iraqi regime in 2003, issued civil administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer’s decision to disband the Iraqi army, was then re-formed in stages.
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| Winter holiday (beginning) - Thursday January 13, 2022 School holidays :
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| Three Holy Hierarchs - Sunday January 30, 2022 cards/flowers : Refers to Basil the Great (also known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (also known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom. They were highly influential bishops of the early church who played pivotal roles in shaping Christian theology. Wikipedia
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| Daylight Saving Time - Saturday October 1, 2022 Special Events :
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| Independence Day - Monday October 3, 2022 Secular holiday : Independence from United Kingdom 1932
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| Parliamentary election - Sunday October 10, 2021 Special Events :
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| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday October 18, 2021 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Parliament recess (end) - Sunday December 5, 2021 Special Events :
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| Victory Day - Friday December 10, 2021 Secular holiday : Over ISIS forces from 2017
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| Christmas Day - Saturday December 25, 2021 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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