| Parliament recess (end) - Monday September 6, 2021 Special Events :
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| Daylight Saving Time - Friday October 1, 2021 Special Events :
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| Independence Day - Sunday October 3, 2021 Secular holiday : Independence from United Kingdom 1932
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| Summer holiday (end) - Friday October 15, 2021 School holidays :
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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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| Winter holiday (beginning) - Wednesday December 22, 2021 School holidays :
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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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