Public holidays in Palestine
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The public holidays of Palestine have varied throughout history.
Ottoman Palestine edit
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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
- Movable– Islamic New Year
- Movable– The Prophet's Birthday
- Movable– The Prophet's Ascension
- Movable– Eid al-Fitr
- Movable– Eid al-Adha
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Stead, K. W. (1927). Palestine: Review of Commercial Conditions. OCLC 1770808.
- ^ 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.