Public holidays in Palestine

The public holidays of Palestine have varied throughout history.

Ottoman Palestine edit

Mandatory Palestine edit

The weekly holiday of the Palestine Government was Sunday, with businesses and individuals variously taking a Sabbath on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday depending on religion.[1][2]

The Nabi Musa festival, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Mawlid were observed by Muslims in Mandatory Palestine. Islamic New Year's Day, Isra Wal Miraj, were observed by Muslims.

State of Palestine edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stead, K. W. (1927). Palestine: Review of Commercial Conditions. OCLC 1770808.
  2. ^ Daphne Tsimhoni (1984). "The status of the Arab Christians under the British Mandate in Palestine". Middle Eastern Studies. 20 (4): 166–192. doi:10.1080/00263208408700605. ISSN 0026-3206. JSTOR 4283036. OCLC 9973944359. Wikidata Q124293747.