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There are several Holidays in Lebanon on various occasions. This country is a small nation. The regions of this country are mostly mountainous. Lebanon is set in the Middle East. This country is on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. This country is surrounded by Syria on the northern as well as eastern side. The country of Israel is in the south. Information about Holidays in Lebanon will help you while you are traveling in this country.

Like many other countries Lebanon also celebrates 1st of January as the New Year’s Day. It is an official holiday in this country. 6th of January is also an official holiday as Orthodox Armenian Christmas is celebrated on this day here.

10th of January and 31st of December are when Eid al-Adha is held. On this day ceremonial dinners take place of the sacrifice. Lebanon Holidays gives you more information on the days on which various Festivals and Events in Lebanon take place.

On 20th January the Islamic New Year is celebrated. This is an official holiday. One thing to note here is that the Islamic festivals are observed after taking into account many aspects like Islamic calender, the phases of the moon etc.

The Feast of St Maroun or Ashoura is celebrated in 9th of February and it falls in the official holiday list. The birthday of Mawlid al-Nabi who was a prophet is observed on 31st of March. This day is also very important for the citizens of Lebanon and so is an official holiday.

The 6th of April is celebrated as Good Friday in Lebanon. 9th of April is observed as Easter. Both these days are held as official holidays. April 21st and 23rd are when Orthodox Good Friday and Orthodox Easter are held respectively.

The 1st of May is held as the Labour Day in this country. The Martyrs’ Day is observed on 6th of May every year. The 25th of May is celebrated in this country as the Liberation of the South.

1st of November is observes as All Saints’ Day in this country. The Independence Day of this country is celebrated on November 22nd. From 22nd to 24th of October Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of Ramadan is celebrated with great pomp and joy in Lebanon. Christmas Day is celebrated in this country on 25th of December. The Holidays in Lebanon is greatly influenced by the Culture of Lebanon.

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