Public holidays in Iraq
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This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.[1][2]
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| January 6 | Army Day | |
| March 21 | Nowruz | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | |
| October 3 | National Day | National Iraqi Day. Celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932 |
| December 10 | Victory Day | Victory over Daesh ISIS |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Muharram 1 | Islamic New Year | |
| Muharram 10 | Ashura | |
| Rabi' al-Awwal 12 | The Prophet's Birthday | |
| Shawwal 1 | End of Ramadan (3 days) | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | Feast of Sacrifice (4 days) | |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 18 | Eid al-Ghadir |
Special holidays
Iraq recognizes official religious holidays that apply exclusively to followers of those religions, these holidays include:[3]
Christianity
- 25 December: Nativity of Jesus
- Easter (2 days)
Judaism
Sabianism
- 5-6 April: Eid al-Banja
- 7-8 August: Eid al-Kabeer
- 23 November: Eid al-Sagheer
- Eid Wahna Lamafa
Yazidism
- First Wednesday of April
- 18-21 July
- 23-30 September
- First Friday of December
Other important dates
These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to mark these dates.[4]
- 10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day
- 18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day
- 1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death
- 7 March: Liberation of Slemani City
- 8 March: Women's Day
- 10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day (Iraqi Kurdistan only)
- 13 March: Liberation of Duhok City
- 16 March: Halabja Remembrance Day
- 20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City
- 1 April: Assyrian New Year
- 9 April: Baghdad Liberation Day
- 14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds
- 16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan
- 25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (1993)
- 13 June: Sulaymaniyah City Fallen and Martyrs' Day
- 14 July: Anniversary of the 1958 Revolution
- 11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union
- 17 December Kurdistan Flag Day