Public holidays in Tunisia

This is a list of holidays in Tunisia.[1]

  • January 1: New Year's Day
  • January 14: Revolution and Youth Day
  • March 20: Independence Day[2]
  • April 9: Martyrs' Day[3]
  • May 1: Labour Day
  • July 25: Republic Day[4]
  • August 13: Women's Day
  • October 15: Evacuation Day
  • Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
  • Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
  • Hegire (Islamic New Year) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)[5]
  • Mouled (Prophet's Anniversary) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)

References
  1. List Archived 2013-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Infantry. U.S. Army Infantry School. 2011.
  3. Brown, Roslind Varghese; Spilling, Michael (2008). Tunisia. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-0-7614-3037-7.
  4. Zarr, Gerald; Smart!, Culture (2009-03-01). Tunisia - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture. Kuperard. ISBN 978-1-85733-619-1.
  5. Meuleman, Johan (2005-09-30). Islam in the Era of Globalization: Muslim Attitudes Towards Modernity and Identity. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-78829-2.


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