Lebanon    

Capital: Beirut
Area: 10,400 km²
Population: ± 3,800,000
Country code: +961

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Below you can find a two year overview of the Lebanese public holidays.

2009   2007
January 1 New Year's Day
January 7 Orthodox Christmas
  Ashoura (Islamic calendar)
February 9 Feast of St Maroun
March 9 Prophet Mohammad's Birthday 
April 10 Good Friday 
April 12 Easter
April 17 Orthodox Good Friday
April 19 Orthodox Easter
May 1 Labour Day
May 6 Martyrs' Day
May 25 Liberation of the South
August 15 Assumption of Mary
September 20 Eid ul-Fitr (Islamic calendar)
October 1 All Saints Day
October 22 Independence Day
November 27 Eid ul-Adha (Islamic calendar) 
December 18 Islamic New year (Islamic calendar)
December 25 Christmas
 
January 1 New Year's Day
January 7 Orthodox Christmas
February 9 Feast of St Maroun
February 26 Prophet Mohammad's Birthday 
April 2 Good Friday 
  Orthodox Good Friday
April 4 Easter
  Orthodox Easter
May 1 Labour Day
May 6 Martyrs' Day
May 25 Liberation of the South
August 15 Assumption of Mary
September 9 Eid ul-Fitr (Islamic calendar)
October 1 All Saints Day
October 16 Eid ul-Adha (Islamic calendar) 
October 22 Independence Day
December 7 Islamic New year (Islamic calendar)
December 16 Ashoura (Islamic calendar)
December 25 Christmas
  • Islamic Calendar: These dates are related to the Islamic Calendar, which is a lunar calendar. The actual holiday only starts when the new moon has been seen by the naked eye. A one or two days difference with the date mentioned above can occur.