Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
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Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2016 Day | Public Holiday |
| Monday, February 15 | Liberation Day |
| Sunday, March 20 | Nowruz |
| Thursday, April 28 | Mojahedin's Victory Day |
| Sunday, May 01 | International Workers' Day |
| Tuesday, June 07 | First Day of Ramadan |
| Thursday, July 07 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Friday, July 08 | Eid al-Fitr (second day) |
| Saturday, July 09 | Eid al-Fitr (third day) |
| Friday, August 19 | Independence Day |
| Friday, September 09 | Martyrs' Day |
| Monday, September 12 | Day of Arafah |
| Tuesday, September 13 | Eid al-Adha |
| Wednesday, September 14 | Eid al-Adha (second day) |
| Thursday, September 15 | Eid al-Adha (third day) |
| Wednesday, October 12 | Ashura |
| Monday, December 12 | Prophet's Birthday |