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Namibia, today is your national day! EDIT wishes you all the best on this special day.
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
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday March 21, 2023 | Mothers' Day | cards/flowers |  |
| Thursday March 23, 2023 | Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
| Friday April 21, 2023 | Ramadan holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday April 21, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Ramadan holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday May 18, 2023 | Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty | Secular holiday | |
| Friday May 19, 2023 | Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday May 25, 2023 | End of school year | School holidays | |
| Monday June 26, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Friday June 30, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday July 1, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday July 19, 2023 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday September 1, 2023 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
| Wednesday September 27, 2023 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Mothers' Day
-Tuesday March 21, 2023
cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday March 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
Ramadan holiday (beginning)
-Friday April 21, 2023
School holidays :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
Ramadan holiday (end)
-Monday May 1, 2023
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
-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 .
Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty
-Thursday May 18, 2023
Secular holiday : Declared unilaterally in 1991
Restoration Of Somaliland Sovereignty
-Friday May 19, 2023
Secular holiday : Declared unilaterally in 1991
End of school year
-Thursday May 25, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Monday June 26, 2023
Secular holiday : Declared on May 18, 1991
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday June 30, 2023
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.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning)
-Saturday July 1, 2023
School holidays :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday July 19, 2023
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
-Friday September 1, 2023
School holidays :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday September 27, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
