Public holidays in Somaliland

Public holidays in Somaliland are based on two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.^[1][2]

Date	English name	Local name
Gregorian calendar
1 January	New Year's Day
1 May	Labour Day
18 May	Somaliland Declaration of Independence	Ku dhawaaqida Gooni isu taaga Somaliland
26 June	Independence Day State of Somaliland
Islamic lunar calendar
12 Rabi'-ul-Awwal	Birthday of Muhammad	Mawlid Nabi
27 Rajab	Muhammad's Ascension to Heaven	Isra and Mi'raj
1 Shawwal	End of Ramadan	Eid al-Fitr
10 Dhul Hijja	Feast of Sacrifice	Eid al-Adha
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	Islamic New Year
10 Muharram	Ashura	Ashura

See also

• Public holidays in Djibouti
• Public holidays in Somalia