MOBILE VERSION Holiday Calendar for Brunei Darussalam
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National traditions, public holidays and notable observances for 2019-2020 year
December 2019January 2020February 2020March 2020Sunday 22 March - Israk Mikraj in Brunei Darussalam (Prophet's Ascension)April 2020May 2020Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Koran Revelation Day (also Nuzul Quraan in Brunei Darussalam)Sunday 24 May - Hari Raya Aidil Fitri End of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam (three-day holiday)Sunday 31 May - Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei); The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam)July 2020Thursday 30 July - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)August 2020Wednesday 19 August - Muslim New Year (The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year, Muharram or Hijri New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year)September 2020November 2020Monday 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)About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
February 2020March 2020Sunday 22 March - Israk Mikraj in Brunei Darussalam (Prophet's Ascension)April 2020May 2020Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Koran Revelation Day (also Nuzul Quraan in Brunei Darussalam)Sunday 24 May - Hari Raya Aidil Fitri End of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam (three-day holiday)Sunday 31 May - Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei); The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam)July 2020Thursday 30 July - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)August 2020Wednesday 19 August - Muslim New Year (The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year, Muharram or Hijri New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year)September 2020November 2020Monday 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)About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
Sunday 22 March - Israk Mikraj in Brunei Darussalam (Prophet's Ascension)
April 2020May 2020Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Koran Revelation Day (also Nuzul Quraan in Brunei Darussalam)Sunday 24 May - Hari Raya Aidil Fitri End of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam (three-day holiday)Sunday 31 May - Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei); The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam)July 2020Thursday 30 July - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)August 2020Wednesday 19 August - Muslim New Year (The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year, Muharram or Hijri New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year)September 2020November 2020Monday 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)About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
Sunday 10 May - Mother’s Day (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Koran Revelation Day (also Nuzul Quraan in Brunei Darussalam)
Sunday 24 May - Hari Raya Aidil Fitri End of Ramadan in Brunei Darussalam (three-day holiday)
Sunday 31 May - Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment (Brunei); The beginning of Gawai Dayak (Dayaks in Sarawak, Malaysia and West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam)
July 2020Thursday 30 July - Kurban Hait or Eid-al-Adha or Kurban-bayram (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Hari Raya Aidiladha in Brunei)August 2020Wednesday 19 August - Muslim New Year (The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year, Muharram or Hijri New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year)September 2020November 2020Monday 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)About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
Wednesday 19 August - Muslim New Year (The Islamic New Year, also known as Arabic New Year, Muharram or Hijri New Year is the day that marks the beginning of a new Hijri year)
September 2020November 2020Monday 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)About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
Monday 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)
About some Brunei traditions
Brunei Darussalam has a history that stretches far back to the Old Malay World. Being an Islamic monarchy, religious rites and rituals are devoutly observed by all Muslims.
Monday 11 November 2019
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Monday 11 November 2019
Barack Obama Day in Perry County, Alabama
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Monday 11 November 2019
Tuesday 12 November 2019
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Thursday 14 November 2019
Thursday 14 November 2019
Thursday 14 November 2019
Saturday 16 November 2019
Sunday 17 November 2019
Sunday 17 November 2019
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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Tuesday 19 November 2019
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Puerto Rican Culture and Puerto Rico Discovery Day
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Tuesday 19 November 2019
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Thursday 21 November 2019
Thursday 21 November 2019
Thursday 21 November 2019
Thursday 21 November 2019
