Holidays and observances in Afghanistan in 2019

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Holidays and Observances in Afghanistan in 2019

Date		Name	Type
Date		Name	Type
Mar 21	Thursday	March Equinox	Season
Mar 21	Thursday	Naw Roz	Public Holiday
Apr 28	Sunday	Afghan Victory Day	Public Holiday
Apr 29	Monday	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Public Holiday
Apr 30	Tuesday	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Public Holiday
May 1	Wednesday	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Public Holiday
May 2	Thursday	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Public Holiday
May 3	Friday	Loya Jirga Gathering Holiday (Kabul Only)	Public Holiday
May 6	Monday	Ramadan starts	Public Holiday
Jun 4	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr	Public Holiday
Jun 5	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	Public Holiday
Jun 6	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	Public Holiday
Jun 21	Friday	June Solstice	Season
Aug 11	Sunday	Day of Arafat	Public Holiday
Aug 12	Monday	Eid al-Qurban	Public Holiday
Aug 13	Tuesday	Eid al-Qurban Day Two	Public Holiday
Aug 14	Wednesday	Eid al-Qurban Day Three	Public Holiday
Aug 19	Monday	Independence Day (National Day)	Public Holiday
Sep 9	Monday	Martyrs and Ahmad Shah Masoud Day	Public Holiday
Sep 10	Tuesday	Ashura	Public Holiday
Sep 23	Monday	September Equinox	Season
Nov 10	Sunday	The Prophet's Birthday	Public Holiday
Dec 22	Sunday	December Solstice	Season

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Eid al-Qurban

Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son. more