This is a list of public holidays in Iraq.
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 18Eid al-Ghadir
Special holidays Iraq recognizes official religious holidays that apply exclusively to followers of those religions, these holidays include:
Christianity
25 December: Nativity of Jesus Easter (2 days)
Judaism
15 Nisan: Pesach (2 days) 15 Tishrei: Sukkot (2 days)
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.
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 30 September Iraq's Sovereignty Day 11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union 17 December Kurdistan Flag Day
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