Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Ramadan holiday (beginning)
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Monday april 8, 2024
School holidays :
Civil Servants holiday
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Secular holiday : In solidarity with the Palestinian people and the inhabitants of Gaza and the Lebanese villages on the border with Israel
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday april 12, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Sunday april 14, 2024
School holidays :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Tuesday april 16, 2024
School holidays :
Optional holiday
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Sunday april 28, 2024
Orthodox : Orthodox Palm Sunday Christian civil servants only
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Civil Servants holiday
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Thursday may 2, 2024
Secular holiday : In solidarity with the Palestinian people and the inhabitants of Gaza and the Lebanese villages on the border with Israel
Optional holiday
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Sunday may 5, 2024
Orthodox : Orthodox Easter civil servants only
Optional holiday
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Monday may 6, 2024
Secular holiday : Orthodox Easter Monday Christian community only
Jordan Rally
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Thursday may 16, 2024
Sports events : Http://www.jordanrally.com/ 2024 edition confirmed
Independence Day
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Saturday may 25, 2024
Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1946
Civil Servants holiday
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Sunday may 26, 2024
Secular holiday : In solidarity with the Palestinian people and the inhabitants of Gaza and the Lebanese villages on the border with Israel
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday june 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday june 18, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday june 19, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Fathers' Day
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Friday june 21, 2024
cards/flowers :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday june 26, 2024
School holidays :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday july 7, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Containment measures (beginning)
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Friday july 26, 2024
Secular holiday :
End of school year (private schools)
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Sunday september 1, 2024
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
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Sunday september 1, 2024
School holidays :
Marathon
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Saturday september 7, 2024
Sports events : Http://petra-desert-marathon.com/ 2024 edition confirmed
Election Day
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Tuesday september 10, 2024
Secular holiday :
Parliamentary election
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Tuesday september 10, 2024
Special Events :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday september 15, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Daylight Saving Time
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Friday september 27, 2024
Special Events :