MOBILE VERSION 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 2019-2020 year
November 2019Saturday 9 November - The Prophet's Birthday or Mawleed 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 2019Saturday 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 2020Saturday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)March 2020Sunday 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 2020May 2020Friday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan)Saturday 23 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-FitrJuly 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)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 2020Some afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Saturday 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 2020Saturday 15 February - Liberation Day in Afghanistan (withdrawal of the Soviet occupation forces)March 2020Sunday 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 2020May 2020Friday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan)Saturday 23 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-FitrJuly 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)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 2020Some afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Sunday 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 2020May 2020Friday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan)Saturday 23 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-FitrJuly 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)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 2020Some afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Friday 1 May - Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul, Afghanistan)
Saturday 23 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-Fitr
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)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 2020Some 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 2020Some afghani traditions
Afghanistan holidays might not be for everyone but if you’re willing to be brave then fortune will surely follow.
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Tuesday 15 October 2019
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Wednesday 16 October 2019
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Wednesday 16 October 2019
Wednesday 16 October 2019
Thursday 17 October 2019
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Thursday 24 October 2019
Thursday 24 October 2019
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