Public Holidays

Middle East Holidays

Muslim Holidays are celebrated in almost every Middle East country. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these dates, the Muslim calendar is calculated from the actual sighting of the moon.

2011 2012
Islamic New Year 1432 26 Nov 15 Nov
Beginning of Ramadan 1 Aug 20 July
Eid Al-Fitr - End of Ramadan 30 Aug - approx 19 Aug - approx
Eid Al-Adha (The Feast of the Sacrifice) 6 Nov - approx 26 Oct - approx

The length of each Eid holiday varies from one Arab country to another. Please note that all Arab Embassies in London shut for the above holidays. In addition to the above religious festivals, most of which observed throughout the Islamic World, there are individual National Days.

Ireland's Public Holidays

2011 2012
New Year's Day 1 Jan 1 Jan
St. Patrick' Day 17 Mar 17 Mar
Good Friday 22 Apr 6 Apr
Easter Monday 25 Apr 9 Apr
May Day 2 May 7 May
Public Holiday 6 Jun 4 June
Public Holiday 1 Aug 6 Aug
Public Holiday 31 Oct 29 Oct
Christmas Day 25 Dec 25 Dec
St. Stephen's Day 26 Dec 26 Dec