Public Holidays in Syria in 2025
Upcoming Holidays in Syria
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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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: Day after New Year's Day
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Mother's Day
- The story of how 21st March became Mother's Day in Egypt and other Arab countries.
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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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: Evacuation Day
- Commemorates the withdrawal of French troops on this day in 1946, when Syria proclaimed its independence after more than 20 years of French occupation.
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: Gregorian Easter
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Julian Easter
- 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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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Martyrs' Day
- Marks the anniversary of the execution of 20 Syrian nationalists in Damascus by the Ottomans on this day in 1916.
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: Eid Al Adaha
- 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 Adaha 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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: Eid Al Adaha 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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: Islamic New Year
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Mawlid
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: October Liberatory War
- Celebrates victory in the October War of 1973 against Israel.
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: Liberation Day
- A public holiday to marks the anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime on this day in 2024.
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: Christmas
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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