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 Tishreen Liberation War Day 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	It also coincides with Nowruz نوروز (Kurdish celebration for spring) - Not an official holiday by the government.
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 (The second Sunday of April)
variable	Julian Easter	عيد الفصح اليوليوسي ‘Īd al-Fiṣḥ al-Yūliyūsī	According to the Julian calendar (The third Sunday of April)
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	Tishreen Liberation War Day	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	The four days of Eid Al-Adha (ayyam al tashriq) are holidays.
Shawwal 1	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر ‘Īd al-Fiṭr	The three days of Eid Al-Fitr are holidays.
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
National celebration days (non holiday celebrations - previous holidays)
March 1	Arabic Language Day	يوم اللغة العربيةyāwm al-lughä al-‘Arabīyä
variable	Teacher's Day	عيد المعلم ‘Īd al-Mu‘alem	Only For schools, universities, and academic institutions. (On the third Thursday of March)
August 1	Armed Forces Day	عيد الجيش‘Īd aj-jaiŠh	Syrian Arab Army
November 16	Corrective Movement	الحركة التصحيحيةal-Ḥarakah at-Taṣḥīḥīyah	previously celebrated The 1970 coup that led Hafez Al-Assad to presidency and the purging of Ba'ath Party
December 29	Tree Day	عيد الشجرة‘Īd ašh-Šhajara	To celebrate farmers And Environment Or The Last Thursday Of the year

See also

• History of Syria