Official Holidays

Official Holidays 2026

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Jan.	1	New Year's Day
	6	Army Day
	*17	Religious Occasion
Mar.	16	Halabja (Anfal) Commemoration
	*20	Eid al-Fitr
	21	Nowruz / spring celebratino
May	1	Labor Day
	*27	Eid Al-Adha (feast of sacrifice)
Jun.	4	Eid Al-Ghadir
	*16	Islamic New Year (Hijri New Year)
	25	Ashura (Muharram 10th)
Aug.	*5	Islamic religious occasion
	*25	Mawlid al-Nabi ( Prophet Muhammad's Birthday)
Oct.	3	National Day
Dec.	10	Victory Day (Victory over ISIS )
	25	Christmas Day

♦♦ Dates noted with asterisk (*) are approximate ♦♦