Public holidays in Somaliland

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Public holidays in Somaliland are based on two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.

Date	English name	Local name
Gregorian calendar
1 January	New Year's Day
1 May	Labour Day
18 May	Somaliland Declaration of Independence	Ku dhawaaqida Gooni isu taaga Somaliland
26 June	Independence Day State of Somaliland
Islamic lunar calendar
12 Rabi'-ul-Awwal	Birthday of Muhammad	Mawlid Nabi
27 Rajab	Muhammad's Ascension to Heaven	Isra and Mi'raj
1 Shawwal	End of Ramadan	Eid al-Fitr
10 Dhul Hijja	Feast of Sacrifice	Eid al-Adha
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	Islamic New Year
10 Muharram	Ashura	Ashura

References

"Official Public Holidays" (PDF). www.somalilandlaw.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
"Public Holidays - 2021 - Home listing". Government of Somaliland.

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