Public holidays in Somalia explained

Public holidays in Somalia are based on two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.

Date	English name	Local name
Gregorian calendar
1 January	New Year's Day
1 May	Labour Day
26 June	Independence Day	Marks the independence of British Somaliland on June 26, 1960. Five days later it joined Italian Somaliiland as the Somali Republic.^[1]
1 July	Republic Day	Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960.^[2]
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	Fesat of Sacrifice	Eid al-Adha
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	Islamic New Year
10 Muharram	Ashura	Ashura

See also

• Public holidays in Djibouti

References

• Book: EIU. Country Profile: Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti. 1986. The Unit. 3–4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Independence Day in Somalia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.
2. Web site: Republic Day in Somalia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 14, 2021 . en.