Public holidays in the Maldives

This is a list of holidays in Maldives . ^[1]

Dates set by the Maldivian Government

Date	English name	Local name	Transliteration	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	މީލާދީ އައުއަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް	Milaadhee Aa' Aharu Feshey Dhuvas	First day of the Gregorian new year.
1 May	Labour Day	ބައިނަލްއަޤައުމީ މަސައްކަތްތެރިންގެ ދުވަސް	Bhainala'Qaumee Masaikkaiytheringe Dhuvas	May Day.
26-27 July	Independence Day	މިނިވަން ދުވަސް	Minivan Dhuvas	Annual celebration to commemorate the day of declaration of Independence.
3 November	Victory Day	ނަޞްރުގެ ދުވަސް	Nasruge Dhuvas	To commemorate the failure of a coup attempt in 1988.
11 November	Republic Day	ޖުމްހޫރީ ދުވަސް	Jumhooree Dhuvas	To commemorate the beginning of the Maldivian Second Republic.

Dates set by the Islamic calendar

Date	English name	Local name	Transliteration	Remarks
1 Muharram	Islamic New Year	ހިޖުރީ އައުއަހަރު ފެށޭ ދުވަސް	Hijuree Aa' Aharu Feshey Dhuvas	First day of the Hijri new year.
1 Rabi' al-Awwal	National Day	ޤައުމީ ދުވަސް	Qaumee Dhuvas	To commemorate the victory of Muhammad Thakurufaanu over the Portuguese occupation in the year 1573.
12 Rabi' al-Awwal	Mawlid	ކީރިތި ރަސޫލާގެ ޢީދު މީލާދު	Kheerithi Rasoola Ge Eid Milaadhu	Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
2 Rabi' al-Thani	The Day Maldives Embraced Islam	ރާއްޖެ އިސްލާމްވި ދުވަސް	Raajje Islamvi Dhuvas	Abu Barakat Yusuf the Berber peacefully introduced Islam.
1 Ramadan	Ramadan	ރަމަޟާންމަހުގެ ފުރަތަމަ ދުވަސް / ރޯދަމަހުގެ ފުރަތަމަ ދުވަސް	Ramzan Mahuge Furuthama Dhuvas / Roadha Mahuge Furuthama Dhuvas	Marking the beginning of Ramadan.
1-3 Shawwal	Eid al-Fitr	ފިޠުރު ޢީދު ދުވަސް / ކުޑަ ޢީދު ދުވަސް	Fitr Eidu'Dhuvas / Khuda Eidu'Dhuvas	Marking the end of Ramadan.
9 Dhu al-Hijjah	Day of Arafat	އަރަފާތް ދުވަސް / ޙައްޖު ދުވަސް	Arafaathu Dhuvas / Hajju Dhuvas	Muslims who're not in Hajj recommend to fast on the Day of Arafat.
10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah	Eid al-Adha	އަޟްޙާ ޢީދު ދުވަސް / ބޮޑު ޢީދު ދުވަސް	Adhaa Eidu'Dhuvas / Bodu Eidu'Dhuvas	To commemorate Abraham's sacrifice on Ishmael.

References

1. "Holidays Today and Upcoming in the Maldives". Time and Date. Retrieved 8 April 2024.