Public holidays in Lebanon

The primary national holiday is Independence Day which is celebrated on November 22.{{Citation|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2109.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613002947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2109.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2007|title=National holiday|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=20 December 2009}}

National holidays

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valign=top \| January 1	New Year's Day	{{lang\|ar\|رأس السنة\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nouvel an}}
valign=top \| January 6	Epiphany and Armenian Christmas	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الظهور الإلهي\|rtl=yes}} {{lang\|ar\|عيد الميلاد - الأرمن الأرثودكس\|rtl=yes}}{{citation\|url=http://www.salhani.com/official%20holidays%2005.htm\|title=holidays 2009 in Lebanon\|access-date=2009-08-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419031916/http://www.salhani.com/official%20holidays%2005.htm\|archive-date=2008-04-19\|url-status=dead}}	{{lang\|fr\|Épiphanie}} {{lang\|fr\|Noël Arménien}}	The latter holiday was officially recognized in Lebanon in 2003.{{citation\|url=http://www.asbarez.com/2003/01/07/armenian-christmas-becomes-national-holiday-in-lebanon/\|title=Armenian Christmas Becomes National Holiday in Lebanon\|access-date=2009-08-30\|date=2003-01-07\|work=Middle East\|publisher=Asbarez.com\|location=Lebanon}} It is exclusively celebrated by Armenians in Lebanon.{{citation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHacTADCVDkC&pg=PA67\|title=Le point sur le Liban\|access-date=2009-08-30\|year=1998\|last=Figuié\|first=Gérard\|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose\|isbn=978-2-7068-1314-6\|language=fr\|chapter=La population\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHacTADCVDkC&pg=PA23}}
valign=top \| February 9	Saint Maroun's Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد مار مارون\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de Saint-Maron}}	The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites, hence the name.
valign=top \| February 14	Rafic Hariri Memorial Day	{{lang\|ar\|يوم اغتيال رفيق الحريري\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour de l'assassinat de Rafic Hariri}}	National day of mourning remembering the Assassination of Rafic Hariri in 2005.{{cite web \| url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/lebanon/rafik-hariri-memorial-day \| title=Rafik Hariri Memorial Day in Lebanon in 2025 }}
valign=top \| March 25	Feast of the Annunciation	{{lang\|ar\|عيد البشارة\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de l'Annonciation}}	Observed by both Christians and Muslims{{Cite web\|url=https://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays/lebanon.htm\|title=Upcoming Lebanon Public Holidays (Middle East)\|website=The qppstudio.net website\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-22}}
valign=top \| Friday immediately before Easter Sunday	Good Friday	{{lang\|ar\|جمعة الآلام\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Vendredi Saint}}	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed. Also called {{lang\|ar\|الجمعة العظيمة\|rtl=yes}} in Arabic.
valign=top \| moveable	Easter Sunday	{{lang\|ar\|الفصح المجيد\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Pâques}}	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed.
valign=top \| May 1	Labour Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد العمّال\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête du Travail}}
valign=top \| May 25	Liberation and Resistance Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد المقاومة و التحرير\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de la Libération et Résistance}}	Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon in 2000.
valign=top \| August 15	Feast of the Assumption	{{lang\|ar\|عيد إنتقال العذراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Assomption de Marie}}
valign=top \| November 22	Independence Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الإستقلال\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête nationale}}	Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943.
valign=top \| December 25	Christmas Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الميلاد\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Noël}}
valign=top !colspan="5"\|Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
valign=top \| 1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	{{lang\|ar\|رأس السنة الهجرية\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nouvel an islamique}}	In French, it is also known as {{lang\|fr\|1^er Muharram}}.{{citation\|url=http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/fr/home/militaerdienst/allgemeines/armeeseelsorge/juedische_feiertage.html\|title=Fêtes juives et Fêtes islamiques 2008-2011\|language=fr\|date=2009-02-06\|access-date=2009-08-30\|publisher=Armée suisse\|location=Switzerland\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504115852/http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/fr/home/militaerdienst/allgemeines/armeeseelsorge/juedische_feiertage.html\|archive-date=2009-05-04}}
valign=top \| 10 Muharram	Day of Ashura	{{lang\|ar\|ذكرى عاشوراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de l’Achoura}}	Maqtal al-Husayn is sometimes read on this day.
valign=top \| 12 Rabi' al-awwal	Mawlid	{{lang\|ar\|مولد النبي\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Mawlid}}	The holiday is celebrated on 12 Rabi' al-awwal by the Sunnis while it is celebrated on 17 Rabi' al-awwal by the Shi'ites. Also known as {{lang\|fr\|mouloud}}, {{lang\|fr\|mouled}}, {{lang\|fr\|maoulide}} or {{lang\|fr\|Mawlid al-Nabi}} in French.
valign=top \| 1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الفطر\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Aïd el-Fitr}}	The holiday lasts for three days until 3 Shawwal. Also known as Id-ul-Fitr, Eid, and the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast.
valign=top \| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الأضحى\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Aïd el-Kebir}}	The holiday lasts three days, ending on 13 Dhu al-Hijjah. Also known as {{lang\|fr\|la Fête du sacrifice}}, {{lang\|fr\|Aïd al Adha}}, or {{lang\|fr\|Eid el-Kebir}} in French.
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{{citation|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71426.htm|title=Lebanon|work=International Religious Freedom Report 2006|publisher=BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR|access-date=2009-08-30}}

Other Holidays

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style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" !width="15%"\| Date !width="15%"\| English name !width="20%"\| Arabic name !width="20%"\| French name !\| Remarks
valign=top \| February 15	St. Vartan Day			Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon.
valign=top \| March 9	Teachers' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد المعلم\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête des professeurs}}	The holiday ends on March 9.
valign=top \| March 21	Mother's Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الأم\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête des Mères}}	The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox.
valign=top \| May 6	Martyrs' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الشهداء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour des martyrs}}	Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha.
valign=top \| November 1	All Saints' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد جميع القديسين\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Toussaint}}
valign=top \| moveable	Ascension Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الصعود\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour de l'Ascension}}
valign=top \| September 8	Nativity of Mary	{{lang\|ar\|ميلاد مريم العذراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nativité de Marie}}
December 4 \|Saint Barbara's Day \|{{lang\|ar\|عيد البربارة\|rtl=yes}} \|{{lang\|fr\|Jour de Barbara}} \|

References

Lebanon

Holidays

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style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" !width="15%"\| Date !width="15%"\| English Name !width="17%"\| Arabic Name !width="15%"\| French Name !\| Remarks
valign=top \| January 1	New Year's Day	{{lang\|ar\|رأس السنة\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nouvel an}}
valign=top \| January 6	Epiphany and Armenian Christmas	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الظهور الإلهي\|rtl=yes}} {{lang\|ar\|عيد الميلاد - الأرمن الأرثودكس\|rtl=yes}}{{citation\|url=http://www.salhani.com/official%20holidays%2005.htm\|title=holidays 2009 in Lebanon\|access-date=2009-08-30\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419031916/http://www.salhani.com/official%20holidays%2005.htm\|archive-date=2008-04-19\|url-status=dead}}	{{lang\|fr\|Épiphanie}} {{lang\|fr\|Noël Arménien}}	The latter holiday was officially recognized in Lebanon in 2003.{{citation\|url=http://www.asbarez.com/2003/01/07/armenian-christmas-becomes-national-holiday-in-lebanon/\|title=Armenian Christmas Becomes National Holiday in Lebanon\|access-date=2009-08-30\|date=2003-01-07\|work=Middle East\|publisher=Asbarez.com\|location=Lebanon}} It is exclusively celebrated by Armenians in Lebanon.{{citation\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHacTADCVDkC&pg=PA67\|title=Le point sur le Liban\|access-date=2009-08-30\|year=1998\|last=Figuié\|first=Gérard\|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose\|isbn=978-2-7068-1314-6\|language=fr\|chapter=La population\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHacTADCVDkC&pg=PA23}}
valign=top \| February 9	Saint Maroun's Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد مار مارون\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de Saint-Maron}}	The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites, hence the name.
valign=top \| February 14	Rafic Hariri Memorial Day	{{lang\|ar\|يوم اغتيال رفيق الحريري\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour de l'assassinat de Rafic Hariri}}	National day of mourning remembering the Assassination of Rafic Hariri in 2005.{{cite web \| url=https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/lebanon/rafik-hariri-memorial-day \| title=Rafik Hariri Memorial Day in Lebanon in 2025 }}
valign=top \| March 25	Feast of the Annunciation	{{lang\|ar\|عيد البشارة\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de l'Annonciation}}	Observed by both Christians and Muslims{{Cite web\|url=https://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays/lebanon.htm\|title=Upcoming Lebanon Public Holidays (Middle East)\|website=The qppstudio.net website\|language=en\|access-date=2019-10-22}}
valign=top \| Friday immediately before Easter Sunday	Good Friday	{{lang\|ar\|جمعة الآلام\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Vendredi Saint}}	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed. Also called {{lang\|ar\|الجمعة العظيمة\|rtl=yes}} in Arabic.
valign=top \| moveable	Easter Sunday	{{lang\|ar\|الفصح المجيد\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Pâques}}	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed.
valign=top \| May 1	Labour Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد العمّال\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête du Travail}}
valign=top \| May 25	Liberation and Resistance Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد المقاومة و التحرير\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de la Libération et Résistance}}	Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon in 2000.
valign=top \| August 15	Feast of the Assumption	{{lang\|ar\|عيد إنتقال العذراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Assomption de Marie}}
valign=top \| November 22	Independence Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الإستقلال\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête nationale}}	Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943.
valign=top \| December 25	Christmas Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الميلاد\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Noël}}
valign=top !colspan="5"\|Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
valign=top \| 1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	{{lang\|ar\|رأس السنة الهجرية\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nouvel an islamique}}	In French, it is also known as {{lang\|fr\|1^er Muharram}}.{{citation\|url=http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/fr/home/militaerdienst/allgemeines/armeeseelsorge/juedische_feiertage.html\|title=Fêtes juives et Fêtes islamiques 2008-2011\|language=fr\|date=2009-02-06\|access-date=2009-08-30\|publisher=Armée suisse\|location=Switzerland\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504115852/http://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/fr/home/militaerdienst/allgemeines/armeeseelsorge/juedische_feiertage.html\|archive-date=2009-05-04}}
valign=top \| 10 Muharram	Day of Ashura	{{lang\|ar\|ذكرى عاشوراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête de l’Achoura}}	Maqtal al-Husayn is sometimes read on this day.
valign=top \| 12 Rabi' al-awwal	Mawlid	{{lang\|ar\|مولد النبي\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Mawlid}}	The holiday is celebrated on 12 Rabi' al-awwal by the Sunnis while it is celebrated on 17 Rabi' al-awwal by the Shi'ites. Also known as {{lang\|fr\|mouloud}}, {{lang\|fr\|mouled}}, {{lang\|fr\|maoulide}} or {{lang\|fr\|Mawlid al-Nabi}} in French.
valign=top \| 1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الفطر\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Aïd el-Fitr}}	The holiday lasts for three days until 3 Shawwal. Also known as Id-ul-Fitr, Eid, and the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast.
valign=top \| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الأضحى\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Aïd el-Kebir}}	The holiday lasts three days, ending on 13 Dhu al-Hijjah. Also known as {{lang\|fr\|la Fête du sacrifice}}, {{lang\|fr\|Aïd al Adha}}, or {{lang\|fr\|Eid el-Kebir}} in French.
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style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;" !width="15%"\| Date !width="15%"\| English name !width="20%"\| Arabic name !width="20%"\| French name !\| Remarks
valign=top \| February 15	St. Vartan Day			Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon.
valign=top \| March 9	Teachers' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد المعلم\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête des professeurs}}	The holiday ends on March 9.
valign=top \| March 21	Mother's Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الأم\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Fête des Mères}}	The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox.
valign=top \| May 6	Martyrs' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الشهداء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour des martyrs}}	Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha.
valign=top \| November 1	All Saints' Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد جميع القديسين\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Toussaint}}
valign=top \| moveable	Ascension Day	{{lang\|ar\|عيد الصعود\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Jour de l'Ascension}}
valign=top \| September 8	Nativity of Mary	{{lang\|ar\|ميلاد مريم العذراء\|rtl=yes}}	{{lang\|fr\|Nativité de Marie}}
December 4 \|Saint Barbara's Day \|{{lang\|ar\|عيد البربارة\|rtl=yes}} \|{{lang\|fr\|Jour de Barbara}} \|

Public holidays in Lebanon

National holidays

Other Holidays

See also

References