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them more if they were uniform across the globe. Holidays and Festivals have a habit of
happening after you’ve worked out your travel schedule to the last nanosecond. Find
out how your trip figures with calendars around the world with JourneyMart’s
exhaustive list. |
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LEBANON
| Date 2008 |
Occasion |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day |
| January 6 |
Christmas (Armenian
community holiday, not general) |
| January 7 |
Christmas (Orthodox old
calendar community holiday, not general) |
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January 19 |
Ashoura |
| February 9 |
St Maron's Day |
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March 20 |
Prophet's Anniversary |
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March 21 |
Good Friday |
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March 24 |
Easter Monday |
| May 1 |
Labour Day |
| May 6 |
Martyrs' Day |
| August 15 |
Assumption of the Virgin
Mary |
| November 1 |
All Saints Day |
| November 22 |
Independence Day |
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December 8 |
Eid ul Adha |
| December 25 |
Christmas Day |
| December 31 |
Evacuation Day |
| Weekend - The Christian
communities and some Muslim areas (mainly in downtown Beirut) observe Saturday and Sunday
weekends. Some Sunni, most Druze and almost all the Shi'a communities observe Thursday and
Friday. Government offices in Beirut close on Saturday afternoon and Sunday all day. Banks
are closed on Sunday. Shops are often open 7 days a week. |
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