Public holidays in Somalia

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
18-19 May	Restoration of Somaliland Sovereignty Day	Marks the independence of British Somaliland on May 18, 1991. Five days later it joined Italian Somaliland as the Somali Republic. [1]
26 June	Independence Day	Marks the independence of British Somaliland on June 26, 1960. Five days later it joined Italian Somaliland as the Somali Republic. [2]
1 July	Republic Day	Marks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960. [3]
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

1. "Independence Day in Somaliland in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
2. "Independence Day in Somalia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
3. "Republic Day in Somalia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.

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