St Maron's Day
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Thursday February 9, 2023
Catholic (Maronite) : Saint Maron was a fifth century monk who founded the Maronite spiritual movement. The Church that grew from this movement is the Maronite Church. St. Maroun was known for his missionary work, healing and miracles, and teachings of a monastic devotion to God. Wikipedia
Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Day of Mourning
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the late President Hariri
General strike
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Thursday February 16, 2023
Secular holiday :
Al Bustan festival:
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Thursday February 23, 2023
Culture : Www.albustanfestival.com lasts 3 weeks 2023 edition confirmed
Teachers' Day
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Thursday March 9, 2023
School holidays :
Teachers' Day
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Thursday March 9, 2023
School holidays :
Mothers' Day
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Tuesday March 21, 2023
cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday March 23, 2023
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday March 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
Annunciation
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Saturday March 25, 2023
Secular holiday : From 2010 onwards Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday joint Muslim-Christian celebration
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday March 26, 2023
Special Events :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday March 27, 2023
School holidays :
Easter holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter
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Sunday April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday
Banks are closed
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Monday April 10, 2023
Banks only :
Orthodox Good Friday
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Friday April 14, 2023
Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter (or Pascha) The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy. The Easter bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place: Midnight Office... After the service the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home. The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days. One egg is cracked on the wall of the church (and this is the first egg eaten The ritual of cracking the eggs takes place before the Easter lunch. Each person selects his/her egg. Then people take turns tapping their egg against the eggs of others, and the person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.
Banks close at 14:00
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Saturday April 15, 2023
Banks only :
Orthodox Easter
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Sunday April 16, 2023
Orthodox : Paid holiday
Orthodox Easter Monday
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Monday April 17, 2023
Orthodox : The bright red colored egg is the symbol of Easter(or Pascha).The eggs are colored on Holy Thursday after the Divine Liturgy.The Easter breads are a worldwide Orthodox tradition as well.This bread is taken to church on Saturday evening when a special sequence of services takes place:Midnight Office,Rush Procession,Matins & Divine Liturgy.After the service,the clergy blesses the breads and eggs brought by the people and they take them home.The eggs are cracked after the midnight service and during the next days.One egg takes place before the Easter lunch.Each person who ends up with the last unbroken egg is believed to have a year of good luck.The traditional Orthodox Paschal greeting is: Christ is Risen! .The answer is: Indeed He is Risen . May only be observed by the local Orthodox community.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Easter holiday (end)
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Monday April 24, 2023
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Martyrs'Day
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Saturday May 6, 2023
Culture : Commemorates the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. (Wikipedia) [Wikipedia]
Resistance and Liberation Day
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Sunday May 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Paid holiday
South Lebanon Liberation Day
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Secular holiday : From 2005 onwards Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Liberation Day
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Banks only : On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from occupied territory in Southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation
Fathers' Day
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Wednesday June 21, 2023
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 23, 2023
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Civil Servants holiday
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Thursday June 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Civil Servants holiday
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Friday June 30, 2023
Secular holiday :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday July 19, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Ashura
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Friday July 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Day of Mourning
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Friday August 4, 2023
Special Events : In tribute of the Beirut blast victims. From 2021
Assumption
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Tuesday August 15, 2023
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
Summer holiday (end)
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Friday August 18, 2023
School holidays :