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public holidays A public holiday, national holiday, federal holiday, statutory holiday, bank holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. Types Civic holiday A ''civic holiday'', also k ...

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

Special holidays

Iraq recognizes official religious holidays that apply exclusively to followers of those religions, these holidays include:

Christianity

* 25 December:

Nativity of Jesus The Nativity or birth of Jesus Christ is found in the biblical gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew and Gospel of Luke, Luke. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Palestine, in Herodian kingdom, Roman-controlled Judea, th ...

Easter Easter, also called Pascha ( Aramaic: פַּסְחָא , ''paskha''; Greek: πάσχα, ''páskha'') or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in t ...

(2 days)

Judaism

* 15 Nisan:

Pesach Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holidays, Jewish holiday and one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals. It celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Biblical Egypt, Egypt. According to the Book of Exodus, God in ...

(2 days) * 15 Tishrei:

Sukkot Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is a Torah-commanded Jewish holiday celebrated for seven days, beginning on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei. It is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals on which Israelite ...

(2 days)

Sabianism

* 5-6 April: Eid al-Banja * 7-8 August: Eid al-Kabeer * 23 November: Eid al-Sagheer * Eid Wahna Lamafa

Yazidism

* First Wednesday of April * 18-21 July * 23-30 September * First Friday of December

Other important dates

These are working days at the KRG Council of Ministers, and businesses are open. Special events take place around the

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan () refers to the Kurds, Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia, which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey (Northern Kurdist ...

Region to mark these dates. *10 February: Kurdish Authors Union Day *18 February: Kurdish Students Union Day *1 March: Commemoration of Mustafa Barzani’s Death *7 March: Liberation of Slemani City *8 March: Women's Day *10 March: Kurdish Clothes Day (

only) *13 March: Liberation of Duhok City *16 March:

Halabja Halabja (, ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the capital of Halabja Governorate, located about northeast of Baghdad and from the Iranian border. The city lies at the base of what is often referred to as the greater Hewraman re ...

Day *20 March: Liberation of Kirkuk City *1 April: Assyrian New Year *14 April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide against the Kurds *16 April: Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan *25 April: Anniversary of First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (1993) *13 June: Suleimaniah City Fallen and Martyrs Day *11 December: Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union

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Culture of Iraq

Holidays A holiday is a day or other period of time set aside for festivals or recreation. ''Public holidays'' are set by public authorities and vary by state or region. Religious holidays are set by religious organisations for their members and are often ...