This is a list of public holidays in Yemen. There are seven holidays in Yemen following the Gregorian calendar and six following the Islamic calendar.
Date | English name | Local name | Remarks | |
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May 1 | Labour Day | Arabic: عيد العمال | ||
May 22 | Unity Day | Arabic: اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية | Anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen | |
September 26 | Revolution Day | Arabic: ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة | Arabic: الثورة على النظام الإمامي و إعلان الجمهورية The Revolution Against Mutawakkilite Imamate regime and Declaration of Republic. | |
October 14 | Liberation Day | Arabic: ثورة ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة | Arabic: الثورة على الاستعمار البريطاني في الجزء الجنوبي من الوطن The revolution against British colonialism in the southern part of the country. | |
November 30 | Independence Day | Arabic: عيد الجلاء | Arabic: خروج اخر جندي بريطاني | |
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar | ||||
Shawwal 1-3 | Eid al-Fitr | Arabic: عيد الفطر | Arabic: ثلاثة ايام اجازة | |
Dhul Hijja 10-13 | Eid al-Adha | Arabic: عيد الأضحى | Arabic: اربعة ايام اجازة | |
Muharram 1 | Hijri New Year | Arabic: عيد راس السنة الهجرية | First Day of New Islamic or Arabic Hjri Calendar Lunar Year | |
Rabi`-ul-Awwal 12 | Mawlid | Arabic: المولد النبوي | Prophet Muhammad's birthday |
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