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14 February – Liberation Day; 1 March – Ramadan; 30 March – 1 April – Eid al-Fitr; 28 April – Victory Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 5 June – Arafat Day; 6–8 June – Eid al-Adha; 5–6 July – Ashura; 15 August – Anniversary of return to the power; 19 August – Afghan Independence Day; 31 August – American Withdrawal Day; 4 ...
January 1 – New Year's Day; March 29–31 – Eid al-Fitr; June 5 – Day of Arafat; June 6–8 – Eid al-Adha; June 26 – Islamic New Year; September 4 – The Prophet's Birthday; December 1 – Commemoration Day; December 2 – National Day
The timing of both holidays are set by the lunar Islamic calendar, which is based upon the cycle of the moon, and so is different from the more common, European, solar-based Gregorian calendar. Every year, the Gregorian dates of the Islamic holidays change. Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 ...
30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr; 9 April - Liberation Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 6 July – Ashura; 14 July – Republic Day; 16 August - Arba'in; 4 September – The Prophet's day of birth; 3 October – National day; 10 December – Victory Day; 25 December - Christmas Day
Here's what to know about celebrating Eid.
1 January – New Year's Day; 29–31 March - Eid al-Fitr; 20 April - Gregorian Easter; 1 May – Labour Day; 25 May – Independence Day; 6–9 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 25 December - Christmas Day
Eid-Al-Fitr, also known as the ‘Festival of Breaking Fast’ is the first of two Eids in the Islamic calendar and is typically celebrated after the Muslim fasting month, known as Ramadan.
1 January - New Year's Day; 30 March –1 April – Eid al-Fitr; 1 May - Labour Day; 6–8 June – Eid al-Adha; 26 June – Islamic New Year; 5–6 July – Ashura; 4 September – The Prophet's Birthday; 16–17 December - National day