Public holidays in Syria

Public holidays in Syria
Observed by	Syrians

Public holidays in Syria consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays.

The primary national holiday in Syria is the Independence Day, celebrated on 17 April of every year, which celebrates the evacuation of the last French troops in Syria, officially ending the French Mandate for Syria.

Other important holidays include the anniversary of the October War on 6 October, Martyrs' Day on 6 May commemorating the execution of many Syrian nationalists by the Ottomans, and Armed Forces Day on the first of August celebrating the creation of the Syrian Armed Forces.

List of public holidays

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	عيد راس السنة الميلادية ‘Īd Ra’s as-Sanät al-Mīlādīyä
March 8	Revolution Day	ثورة الثامن من اذار ‘Ṯaurät aṯ-Ṯāmin min Āḏār
March 21	Mother's Day	عيد الأم ‘Īd al-’Umm
April 17	Independence Day	عيد الجلاء ‘Īd al-Ğalā’	Celebrates evacuation of last French troops in 1946
variable	Gregorian Easter	عيد الفصح غريغوري ‘Īd al-Fiṣḥ Ġrīġūrī	According to the Gregorian calendar
variable	Julian Easter	عيد الفصح اليوليوسي ‘Īd al-Fiṣḥ al-Yūliyūsī	According to the Julian calendar
May 1	Labour Day	عيد العمال ‘Īd al-‘Ummāl
May 6	Martyrs' Day	عيد الشهداء ‘Īd ašh-Šhuhadā’	Anniversary of execution of Syrian nationalists in Damascus by the Turks
October 6	October Liberatory War	حرب تشرين التحريرية Harb Teshreen Al-Tahririyyah	Celebrating Yom Kippur War
December 25	Christmas Day	عيد الميلاد المجيد ‘Īd al-Mīlād al-Mağīd
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Dhu al-Hijjah 10	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥà
Shawwal 1	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر ‘Īd al-Fiṭr
Rabi' al-awwal 12	Mawlid	المولد النبوي al-Maulid an-Nabawī	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Muharram 1	Islamic New Year	عيد راس السنة الهجرية ‘Īd Ra’s as-Sanät al-Hījrīyä

See also

• History of Syria