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Holidays

The following are the Lebanese National holidays. When holidays occur on a non-working weekend day, the government might declare the day before (if Saturday) or after (if Sunday) as an official holiday.

Official Holidays
Date National Holiday
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 6 Christmas Day – Armenian Orthodox
February 9 St. Maroun's Day
March 25 Annunciation Day
Friday (March or April) Good Friday (Western Church)
Sunday (March or April) Easter (Western Church)
Friday (March or April) Good Friday (Eastern Church)
Sunday (March or April) Easter (Eastern Church)
May 1 Labor Day
Any Day of the Year Eid Al-Fitr (Ramadan) Day 1 *
Any Day of the Year Eid Al-Fitr (Ramadan) Day 2 *
Any Day of the Year Eid Al-Adha *
August 15 Assumption of Virgin Mary
Any Day of the Year Hijri New Year *
Any Day of the Year Commemoration of Ashoura *
Any Day of the Year Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday *
November 22 Independence Day
December 25 Christmas Day
 

(*) Dates vary with Hijri calendar. The exact date on which the national holiday falls is declared by the state days in advance.