Lebanon : 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
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Friday June 10, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Tuesday June 21, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
Sunday July 10, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Monday July 11, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Banks only | |
Saturday July 30, 2022 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Thursday August 4, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Special Events | |
Monday August 8, 2022 | Ashura | Muslim, Sufi | |
Monday August 15, 2022 | Assumption | Catholic | |
Thursday September 8, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday October 8, 2022 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Friday October 21, 2022 | Fall holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Wednesday October 26, 2022 | Fall holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Sunday October 30, 2022 | Daylight Saving Time | Special Events | |
Tuesday November 22, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Wednesday December 21, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday June 10, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Tuesday June 21, 2022
cards/flowers :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 2022
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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Monday July 11, 2022
Banks only :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Day of Mourning
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Thursday August 4, 2022
Special Events : In tribute of the Beirut blast victims. From 2021
Ashura
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Monday August 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Assumption
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Monday August 15, 2022
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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Thursday September 8, 2022
School holidays :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday October 8, 2022
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.
Fall holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 21, 2022
School holidays :
Fall holiday (end)
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Wednesday October 26, 2022
School holidays :
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday October 30, 2022
Special Events :
Independence Day
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Tuesday November 22, 2022
Secular holiday : Obtained from the French in 1943
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday December 21, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Even though Lebanon has a large Muslim population, the entire country lights up for the holiday. Beirut features a prominent Christmas tree in the city center, next to a large mosque and the cathedral, which stand side by side. Colorful lights illuminate neighborhoods throughout the country, in Christian and Muslim neighbourhoods