Public holidays in Afghanistan 2021-2025

In the Christian world, most holidays are oriented towards Easter or Christmas. But also in other countries far away from home there is enough reason to celebrate.

Not all holidays are statuted by law - and those that are, do not necessarily mean a day off in all regions of Afghanistan. Rather, it is often up to the respective parts of the country whether the holiday is also a day off.

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Non-movable holidays

Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.

date	holiday	Local name
Jan, 1st	New Year's Day	Yılbaşı
Feb, 15th	Liberation Day
Apr, 28th	Victory Day
May, 1st	Labor Day
Aug, 19th	Independence Day

Moving Holidays in Afghanistan

holiday	Local name	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Night Journey of the Prophet		Mar, 10th	Feb, 28th	Feb, 17th	Feb, 6th	Jan, 26th
Beginning of Ramadan		Apr, 13th	Apr, 3rd	Mar, 23rd	Mar, 11th	Mar, 1st
Festival of breaking the fast	Eid al-Fitr	May, 12th	May, 2nd	Apr, 21st	Apr, 9th	Mar, 30th
Feast of sacrifice	Eid al-Qurban	Jul, 19th	Jul, 9th	Jun, 28th	Jun, 16th	Jun, 6th
Islamic New Year		Aug, 9th	Jul, 29th	Jul, 18th	Jul, 7th	Jun, 26th
Death of the 3rd Imam Husain	Ashura	Aug, 18th	Aug, 7th	Jul, 27th	Jul, 16th	Jul, 5th
Arba'een	Arba'een	Sep, 28th	Sep, 17th	Sep, 6th	Aug, 26th	Aug, 15th
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad	Mawlid an-Nabi	Oct, 18th	Oct, 7th	Sep, 26th	Sep, 15th	Sep, 4th

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