Holiday Calendar for Afghanistan in June
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Capital: Kabul. Afghani Official languages: Dari (persian) and pashto. Afghanistan holidays are observed with zeal, and people are devoted to religious events. 
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June 2025
Thursday 5 June - The Day of Arafah (is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar)
Friday 6 June - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)
July 2025
Saturday 5 July - Ashura (is a major festival for Shia Muslims and commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet)
August 2025
Tuesday 19 August - Afghan Independence Day (also Jeshyn-Afghan Day. Commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain)
Sunday 31 August - Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
September 2025
Thursday 4 September - The Prophet's Birthday or Mawleed al Nabi (or Mawlid al-Nabi. There is not a single verse in the Qur'an OR a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) forbidding the celebration of Prophet's birthday)
December 2025
Sunday 21 December - Yalda Night (شب يلدا Shab-e Yalda, Shab-e Chelle - Persian festival held on the longest and darkest night of the year. Celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan)
February 2026
Sunday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)
March 2026
Monday 2 March - Baloch Culture Day (Balochistan)
Sunday 8 March - Mother's Day in Albania (also Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)
Thursday 19 March - Eid al-Fitr (also called the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan); Eid al-Fitr
April 2026
May 2026
Friday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)
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Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Global Day of Parents
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National Child’s Day
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Jefferson Davis’ birthday in Alabama
It is interesting to note that Abraham Lincoln was born a year or two later and within 100 miles of the place where Davis was born.
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Birthday of Jefferson Davis in Florida
The birthday of Jefferson Davis is commemorated in several states. His actual birthday, June 3, is celebrated in Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana an..→
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Confederate Memorial Day in Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee
In Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee,Confederate Memorial Day is observed on June 3. On this day in 1808 was the birthday of Jefferson Davis (th..→
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International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
On 19 August 1982, at its emergency special session on the question of Palestine, the General Assembly, “appalled at the great number of innocen..→
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World Environment Day
"Although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpo..→
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African New Year in Pennsylvania
The Odunde Festival is a one-day festival and mostly a street market catered to African-American interests and the African diaspora. It is deriv..→
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Day of the Holy Trinity. Pentecost
In Christianity, Pentecost (Day of the Holy Trinity) is celebrated fifty days after Easter Sunday, inclusively (i.e., 49 days with the first day..→
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World Oceans Day
Why do we celebrate World Oceans Day?
To remind everyone of the major part the Ocean has in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, pr..→
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King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii
Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday of the state of Hawaii in the United States. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first..→
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World Day Against Child Labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child..→
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International Albinism Awareness Day
People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. Albinism is still profoundly misunderstood, socially and medically. The ph..→
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Flag Day and Army Birthday in the United States
In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that d..→
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Robert La Follette Sr. Day in Wisconsin
Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925) is widely regarded as Wisconsin’s most distinguished poli..→
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World Blood Donor Day
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day ([WHO] (WHA58.13)). The event serves to thank voluntary, unp..→
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Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Ohio
The fifteenth day of June is designated as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of elder a..→
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
The global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double, from 542 million in 1995 to about 1.2 billion in 2025. Around 4 t..→
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International Day of Family Remittances
As per the Remittances Stats, one in every ten people around the globe is directly associated with remittances. The U.S. is the largest remittan..→
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Bunker Hill Day in Massachusetts
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War..→
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year (UN: A/RES/49/115).
Tackling hunger requires a multi..→
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Emancipation Day in Texas (Juneteenth)
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, is the name given to Emancipation Day by African-Americans in Texas. On that day in 1865 Union Major-General ..→
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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
“Women’s security and empowerment remain priorities for the Secretary-General. The international community must not rest until all violence agai..→
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Juneteenth National Freedom Day in Ohio
The nineteenth day of June is designated as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that Ju..→
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West Virginia Day
The New River Gorge Bridge, in Fayetteville (WV), is the longest steel-arch bridge in the United States spanning 1, 815 feet across the New Rive..→
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World Refugee Day
At the end of 2013, there were 16.7 million refugees worldwide, with the highest number in Pakistan (1.6 million). We are now in 2016 witnessing..→
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Go Skateboarding Day
In effect Californians created a surfboard with wheels. California was the birthplace of the skateboarding culture. In 1976, Florida built the f..→
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International Day of Yoga
Several scholars have noted that yoga had been packaged so well as a defense against illness and aging that it is “easy to lose sight of its rea..→
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Summer Solstice (International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice)
Although summer solstice marks the beginning of summer, it is not the hottest time of the year and Earth is not the only planet to have a summer..→
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International Widows’ Day
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one-third of all women who become widowed are younger than age 60, and half of th..→
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United Nations Public Service Day
The UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service Day.
The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the..→
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Day of the Seafarer
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the saf..→
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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit..→
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United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being. The United Nations has condemned tortur..→
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Helen Keller Day
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person t..→
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Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Those enterprises, which generally employ fewer than 250 persons, are the backbone of most economies worldwide and play a key role in developing..→
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South Carolina Day
King Charles I of England granted the land on which South Carolina is located to Sir Robert Heath in 1629. The region was named Carolina, a word..→
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International Day of the Tropics
In the Tropics, just over 70% of people had access to electricity in 2012, up from 56% in 1990. Although access has improved considerably, it re..→
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