National Holidays in Algeria in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Algeria
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Yennayer
- Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on 12th January. It marks the start of the Berber New Year.
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: Day of Fraternity and Cohesion
- Commemorates the anniversary of the mass demonstrations that would lead to the removal of President Bouteflika from power in April 2019.
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: Eid-ul-Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Eid Al Adha
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Independence Day
- Marks Independence from France in 1962
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: Awal Muharram
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Ashura
- Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
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: Mawlid
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Anniversary of the Revolution
- Marks the birth of the National Liberation Front in 1954 and the start of the Algerian War
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