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Syrian Arab Republic : 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: Pound (SYP)
  • Internet domain: .sy - Telephone code: +963 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Friday & Saturday
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    Friday April 7, 2023Spring holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday April 9, 2023EasterCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday April 16, 2023Orthodox EasterOrthodox
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    Monday April 17, 2023Evacuation DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday April 20, 2023Ramadan holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday April 20, 2023Teachers' DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Friday April 21, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Saturday April 22, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday April 23, 2023End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday April 24, 2023Spring holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday April 24, 2023Ramadan holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday May 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday May 6, 2023Martyrs' DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday May 25, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday June 21, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday June 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday June 29, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday June 30, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Saturday July 1, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Wednesday July 12, 2023Damascus International FairTradeshows
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    Wednesday July 19, 2023El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday September 3, 2023Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday September 27, 2023Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Spring holiday (beginning)

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    Friday April 7, 2023
    School holidays :

    Easter

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    Sunday April 9, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Not a paid holiday

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday April 16, 2023
    Orthodox : Paid holiday

    Evacuation Day

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    Monday April 17, 2023
    Secular holiday : Celebrates the anniversary of the final evacuation of all French troops in 1946

    Ramadan holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday April 20, 2023
    School holidays :

    Teachers' Day

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    Thursday April 20, 2023
    Culture :

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

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    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)

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    Saturday April 22, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast

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

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    Sunday April 23, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast

    Spring holiday (end)

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    Monday April 24, 2023
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    Ramadan holiday (end)

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    Monday April 24, 2023
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    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
    Secular holiday : On May 6, 1916, the Ottomans hanged Syrian national fighters who were seeking independence of the Arab states from the Ottoman Empire.

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday May 25, 2023
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    Fathers' Day

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    Wednesday June 21, 2023
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    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday June 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday June 29, 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. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Friday June 30, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Saturday July 1, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Damascus International Fair

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    Wednesday July 12, 2023
    Tradeshows : Https://www.damascusfair.org/ 2023 edition NOT confirmed

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

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    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.

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Sunday September 3, 2023
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    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    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.