Public holidays in Jordan
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| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | ||
| 30 January | King Abdullah's Birthday | Recently cancelled by a royal decree. | |
| 1 May | Labour Day | ||
| date varies | Easter Sunday | Eid Al Fiseh Al Atheem, Al Eid Al Kbeer | Not a national holiday; Christians in public domain may have day off. Christian private schools have holiday from Holy Thursday until, Easter Monday- or the next day. But there is a constant controversy surrounding this. Easter in Jordan is celebrated by all denominations according to the Eastern Church Calendar. |
| 25 May | Independence Day | ||
| 9 June | King Abdullah's accession to the throne | ||
| 14 November | Birthday of King Hussein | After King Hussein's death, the day is called "Loyalty to Hussein"'s Day Recently cancelled by a royal decree. | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Eid Al Milad Al Majeed, Al Eid Il Sagheer | Christian schools, extend this holiday to a four or five day period. Christmas in Jordan is celebrated by all denominations according to Catholic date (Orthodox date on January 7th). |
| date varies | Feast of the Sacrifice or the Big Feast | Eid ul-Adha | Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, occurs at the end of the month of hajj |
| date varies | the Little Feast | Eid ul-Fitr | Commemorates end of Ramadan |
| date varies | Hijri New Year | Muharram | Islamic New Year |
| date varies | Al-Isra' ul-Miraj | Ascension of Muhammad | |
| date varies | Muhammad's birthday | Mawlid al-Nabi |
Note: Holidays in Jordan can hardly be described as having a fixed date (not all though). For it is common for the government to change the day, which the holiday was supposed to be celebrated on, to another day-usually to prolong weekend.
