Holidays and official holidays in Jordan for the year 2023

2023-01-08 2023-01-08T10:53:26Z
رنا السيلاوي
رنا السيلاوي
محرر أخبار - قسم التواصل الاجتماعي

Weather of Arabia - Every new year, many people want to know the official holiday dates, to arrange their dates according to those holidays. In this article, we review the official holidays and vacation dates in Jordan for the year 2023.

 

Jordanians have 8 confirmed public holidays each year, which are:

  1. Hijri New Year: 1 Muharram.
  2. Anniversary of the Prophet’s birthday: 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal.
  3. New Year's Day: January 1.
  4. Happy Eid Al-Fitr: 1 Shawwal (4 days).
  5. Eid Al-Adha: 10 Dhu Al-Hijjah (5 days).
  6. Christmas: December 25th.
  7. Independence Day of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: May 25.
  8. Labor Day: May 1.

 

The following are the dates of these public holidays for the year 2023:

 

Public holidays in Jordan for the year 2023

  • New Year's Day - Sunday (January 1)
  • Palm Sunday (for Christians) - Sunday (April 16) Eastern
  • Easter (for Christians) - Monday (April 17) Eastern
  • Happy Eid Al-Fitr - From Friday (21 April) to Monday (24 April)
  • Labor Day - falls on Monday (May 1) and the official holiday has been moved to Sunday (April 30)
  • Kingdom Independence Day - Thursday (25 May)
  • Eid Al-Adha (expected): Tuesday (June 27) to Saturday (July 1)
  • Islamic New Year - Wednesday (19 July)
  • Prophet's Birthday - Wednesday (27 September)
  • Christmas - Monday (25 December)

 

Also read: The date of the month of Ramadan in 2023..and the dates of the beginning of Ramadan in previous years

 

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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