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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

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  • Internet domain: .lb - Telephone code: +961 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday afternoon & Sunday (in Druze, Shi'a and Sunni zones: Thursday & Friday)
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    Monday may 1, 2023Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Saturday may 6, 2023Martyrs'DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday may 7, 2023Resistance and Liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 14, 2023South Lebanon Liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday may 25, 2023Liberation DayBanks only
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    Wednesday june 21, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Friday june 23, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday june 28, 2023Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday june 29, 2023Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Friday june 30, 2023Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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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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    Friday july 28, 2023AshuraMuslim, Sufi
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    Friday august 4, 2023Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Tuesday august 15, 2023AssumptionCatholic
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    Friday august 18, 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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    Friday october 13, 2023Fall holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday october 23, 2023Fall holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday october 29, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Sunday november 12, 2023Beirut MarathonSports events
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    Wednesday november 22, 2023Independence DayNational Day
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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
    Culture : Commemorates the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. They were executed in both the Marjeh Square in Damascus and Burj Square in Beirut. Both squares have since then been renamed to Martyrs' Square. (Wikipedia) [Wikipedia]

    Resistance and Liberation Day

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    Sunday may 7, 2023
    Secular holiday : Paid holiday

    South Lebanon Liberation Day

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    Sunday may 14, 2023
    Secular holiday : From 2005 onwards Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Liberation Day

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    Thursday may 25, 2023
    Banks only : On May 25, 2000, the Israeli army withdrew from occupied territory in Southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation

    Fathers' Day

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    Wednesday june 21, 2023
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 23, 2023
    School holidays :

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

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    Wednesday june 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Thursday june 29, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Friday june 30, 2023
    Secular holiday :

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

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    Wednesday july 19, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Ashura

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    Friday july 28, 2023
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Day of Mourning

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    Friday august 4, 2023
    Special Events : In tribute of the Beirut blast victims. From 2021

    Assumption

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    Tuesday august 15, 2023
    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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    Friday august 18, 2023
    School holidays :

    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.

    Fall holiday (beginning)

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    Friday october 13, 2023
    School holidays :

    Fall holiday (end)

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    Monday october 23, 2023
    School holidays :

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday october 29, 2023
    Special Events :

    Beirut Marathon

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    Sunday november 12, 2023
    Sports events : Www.beirutmarathon.org/ 2023 edition confirmed

    Independence Day

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    Wednesday november 22, 2023
    Secular holiday : Obtained from the French in 1943