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Albania Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2012-December 2013 period.

Public holiday note: 

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. When a holiday falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday.

During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Lesser Bairam (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Lesser Bairam itself. Lesser Bairam and Greater Bairam (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
07
Orthodox Christmas
March
15
Summer Day
March
22
Nevruz
April
06
Good Friday
April
09
Easter Monday
April
15
Orthodox Easter
May
01
May Day
August
19
Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan)
October
19
Beatification of Mother Teresa
October
26
Greater Bairam (Feast of the Sacrifice)
November
28
Independence
November
29
Liberation (at the end of World War II)
December
25
Christmas Day

2013

January
01
New Year's Day
January
07
Orthodox Christmas Day
March
15
Summer Day
March
21
Nowruz (Persian New Year)
March
29
Good Friday
April
01
Easter Monday
May
01
May Day
May
05
Orthodox Easter Sunday
August
08
Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan)
October
15
Lesser Bairam (End of Ramadan)
October
19
Beatification of Mother Teresa
November
28
Independence Day
November
29
Liberation (at the end of World War II)
December
25
Christmas Day

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