Public holidays in Djibouti

This is a list of public holidays in Djibouti. The country uses two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.

Date English name Comments
Gregorian calendar
1 January New Year
1 May Labour Day International Workers' Day
27 June Independence Day From France, 1977[1]
25 December Christmas Day
Islamic calendar
Date English Name Islamic or Arabic Name
12 Rabi' al-awwal Birthday of Muhammad Mawlid
1 Shawwal Festival of Breaking the Fast Eid al-Fitr
10 Shawwal Feast of the Sacrifice Eid al-Adha
1 Muharram Islamic New Year Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah

See also

References
  1. "Independence Day in Djibouti in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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