National Holidays in Jordan in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Jordan
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Eid Al Fitr Holiday
- Public holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Eid Al Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Eid Al Fitr Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Eid Al Fitr Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Orthodox Palm Sunday
- Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter and commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
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: Orthodox Easter Day
- Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
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: Orthodox Easter Monday
- The Orthodox church uses the Julian calendar for the calculation of Easter, which can often mean that Orthodox Easter falls later than Easter observed elsewhere
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Independence Day
- On May 25th 1946, the United Nations approved the end of the British Mandate and recognized Transjordan as an independent sovereign kingdom
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: Eid Al-Adha Holiday
- Public holiday for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Eid Al-Adha
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Eid Al-Adha Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Eid Al-Adha Holiday
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Hijri New Year
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Birthday of Prophet Muhammed
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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