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This is a list of public holidays in Yemen. There are seven holidays in Yemen following the Gregorian calendar and six following the Islamic calendar.

List

Date English name Local name Remarks
May 1 Labour Day عيد العمال
May 22 Unity Day اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية
Anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen
September 26 Revolution Day ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة
الثورة على النظام الإمامي و إعلان الجمهورية

The Revolution against the Kingdom of Yemen and Declaration of the Yemen Arab Republic.

October 14 Liberation Day ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة
الثورة على الاستعمار البريطاني في الجزء الجنوبي من الوطن

The revolution against British colonialism in the southern part of the country.

November 30 Independence Day عيد الجلاء خروج اخر جندي بريطاني

British Withdrawal from Aden

Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Shawwal 1-3 Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر
‘Īd al-Fiṭr
ثلاثة ايام اجازة
Dhul Hijja 10-13 Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى
‘Īd al-’Aḍḥà
اربعة ايام اجازة
Muharram 1 Hijri New Year عيد راس السنة الهجرية
‘Īd Ra’s as-Sanät al-Hījrīyä
First Day of New Islamic or Arabic Hjri Calendar Lunar Year
Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 Mawlid المولد النبوي
al-Maulid an-Nabawī
Islamic prophet Muhammad's birthday

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