Public holidays in Somalia are based on two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.
Official Date English name Local name Gregorian calendar1 JanuaryNew Year's Day1 MayLabour Day26 JuneIndependence DayMarks the independence of British Somaliland on June 26, 1960. Five days later it joined Italian Somaliland as the Somali Republic.1 JulyRepublic DayMarks the unification of the former Italian and British Somalilands as the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960. Islamic lunar calendar12 Rabi' al-AwwalMawlid NabiBirthday of Muhammad27 RajabIsra and Mi'rajMuhammad's Ascension to Heaven1 ShawwalEid al-FitrEnd of Ramadan10 Dhu'l-HijjaEid al-AdhaFeast of Sacrifice1 MuharramIslamic New YearIslamic New Year10 MuharramAshuraAshura
Unofficial Unofficial dates that may be commemorated by subsets of nationals from Somalia include: 15th of May, the date when the Somali Youth League was founded. Establishment dates of Somali Federal Member states, such as the 1st of August for Puntland.
See also Public holidays in Djibouti
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