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Holiday Calendar for Afghanistan
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.
National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2020-2021 year
July 2020Wednesday 29 July - The Day of Arafah (is an Islamic holiday that falls on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah of the lunar)Thursday 30 July - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)August 2020Wednesday 19 August - Afghan Independence Day (olso Jeshyn-Afghan Day. Commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain)Friday 28 August - Ashura (is a major festival for Shia Muslims and commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet)Monday 31 August - Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)September 2020October 2020Wednesday 28 October - 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 2020Monday 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 2021Monday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)March 2021Monday 8 March - Mother's Day in Afghanistan (also Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)April 2021May 2021Saturday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)Wednesday 12 May - 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-FitrSome afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Wednesday 19 August - Afghan Independence Day (olso Jeshyn-Afghan Day. Commemorates the Treaty of Rawalpindi in 1919, granting independence from Britain)
Friday 28 August - Ashura (is a major festival for Shia Muslims and commemorates the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet)
Monday 31 August - Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day (Balochs and Pashtuns, International observance)
September 2020October 2020Wednesday 28 October - 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 2020Monday 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 2021Monday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)March 2021Monday 8 March - Mother's Day in Afghanistan (also Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)April 2021May 2021Saturday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)Wednesday 12 May - 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-FitrSome afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Wednesday 28 October - 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 2020Monday 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 2021Monday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)March 2021Monday 8 March - Mother's Day in Afghanistan (also Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)April 2021May 2021Saturday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)Wednesday 12 May - 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-FitrSome afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Monday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)
March 2021Monday 8 March - Mother's Day in Afghanistan (also Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan)April 2021May 2021Saturday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)Wednesday 12 May - 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-FitrSome afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
May 2021Saturday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan. Holiday date may vary)Wednesday 12 May - 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-FitrSome afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
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