Public holidays in Yemen

This is a list of public holidays in Yemen. There are five holidays in Yemen following the Gregorian calendar and four following the Islamic calendar.

List

Date English name Local name RemarksMay 1Labour DayMay 22Unity DayAnniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South YemenSeptember 26Revolution Day The Revolution against the Kingdom of Yemen and Declaration of the Yemen Arab Republic. October 14Liberation Day The Revolution against British colonialism in the southern part of the country. November 30Independence DayBritish Withdrawal from AdenDates following the lunar Islamic calendarShawwal 1-3Eid al-FitrDhu'l-Hijja 10-13Eid al-AdhaMuharram 1Hijri New Year First Day of New Islamic or Arabic Hjri Calendar Lunar YearRabi' al-Awwal 12MawlidIslamic prophet Muhammad's birthday

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