Public holidays in Lebanon

The primary national holiday is Independence Day which is celebrated on November 22.[1]

National Holidays

Date	English Name	Arabic Name	French Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	رأس السنة‎[2]	Le Nouvel an
January 6	Epiphany and Armenian Christmas	عيد الظهور الإلهي‎ and عيد الميلاد - الأرمن الأرثودكس‎[2]	Épiphanie and Noël Arménien	The latter holiday was officially recognized in Lebanon in 2003.[3] It is exclusively celebrated by Armenians in Lebanon.[4]
February 9	St. Maroun Day	عيد مار مارون‎	La Fête de Saint-Maron	The holiday is celebrated by the Maronites, hence the name.
March 25	Feast of the Annunciation	عيد البشارة‎	La Fête de l'Annonciation	Observed by both Christians and Muslims[5]
Friday immediately before Easter Sunday	Good Friday	جمعة الآلام‎[2]	Vendredi Saint	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed. Also called الجمعة العظيمة‎ in Arabic.[2]
moveable	Easter Sunday	الفصح المجيد‎[2]	Pâques	Both the Eastern and Western dates are observed.[2]
May 1	Workers' Day	عيد العمّال‎	Fête du Travail
May 6	Martyrs' Day	عيد الشهداء‎	Jour des martyrs	Syrian and Lebanese national holiday commemorating the Syrian and Lebanese nationalists executed in Damascus and Beirut on May 6, 1916 by Jamal Pasha.
May 25	Liberation and Resistance Day	عيد المقاومة و التحرير‎	Fête de la Libération et Résistance	Withdrawal of the Israeli Army from Southern Lebanon in 2000.
August 15	Feast of the Assumption	عيد إنتقال العذراء‎[2]	L'Assomption de Marie
November 22	Lebanese Independence Day	عيد الإستقلال‎[2]	La Fête nationale	Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943.
December 25	Christmas Day	عيد الميلاد‎	Noël
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	رأس السنة الهجرية‎[2]	Le Nouvel an islamique	In French, it is also known as 1^er Muharram.[6]
10 Muharram	Day of Ashura	ذكرى عاشوراء‎[2]	La Fête de l’Achoura[6]	Maqtal al-Husayn is sometimes read on this day.
12 Rabi' al-awwal	Mawlid	مولد النبي‎	Le Mawlid	The holiday is celebrated on 12 Rabi' al-awwal by the Sunnis while it is celebrated on 17 Rabi' al-awwal by the Shi'ites. Also known as mouloud, mouled, maoulide or Mawlid al-Nabi in French.[6]
1 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر‎	L'Aïd el-Fitr	The holiday lasts for three days until 3 Shawwal. Also known as Id-ul-Fitr, Eid, and the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى‎	L’Aïd el-Kebir	The holiday lasts three days, ending on 13 Dhu al-Hijjah. Also known as la Fête du sacrifice, Aïd al Adha, or Eid el-Kebir in French.[6]

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Other Holidays

Date	English name	Arabic name	French name	Remarks
February 15	St. Vartan Day			Only celebrated by the Armenian population in Lebanon.[4][7]
March 9	Teachers' Day	عيد المعلم‎	La Fête des professeurs	The holiday ends on March 9.
March 21	Mother's Day	عيد الأم‎	La Fête des Mères	The holiday also falls on the Vernal Equinox.
November 1	All Saints' Day	عيد جميع القديسين‎	Toussaint
moveable	Ascension Day	عيد الصعود‎	Jour de l'Ascenscion
September 8	Nativity of Mary	ميلاد مريم العذراء‎	Nativité de Marie

References

1. "National holiday", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 20 December 2009
2. holidays 2009 in Lebanon, archived from the original on 2008-04-19, retrieved 2009-08-30
3. "Armenian Christmas Becomes National Holiday in Lebanon", Middle East, Lebanon: Asbarez.com, 2003-01-07, retrieved 2009-08-30
4. Figuié, Gérard (1998), "La population", Le point sur le Liban (in French), Maisonneuve & Larose, ISBN 978-2-7068-1314-6, retrieved 2009-08-30
5. "Upcoming Lebanon Public Holidays (Middle East)". The qppstudio.net website. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
6. Fêtes juives et Fêtes islamiques 2008-2011 (in French), Switzerland: Armée suisse, 2009-02-06, archived from the original on 2009-05-04, retrieved 2009-08-30
7. "Lebanon", International Religious Freedom Report 2006, BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR, retrieved 2009-08-30