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Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2008-December 2009 period.
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Jan Islamic New Year.
19 Jan Ashoura.
20 Mar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet).
1 May Labour Day.
19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment.
5 Jul Independence Day.
2 Oct Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution.
9 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
29 Dec Islamic New Year.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Jan Islamic New Year.
19 Jan Ashoura.
9 Mar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet).
1 May Labour Day.
19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment.
5 Jul Independence Day.
21 Sep Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution.
28 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
2008
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Jan Islamic New Year.
19 Jan Ashoura.
20 Mar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet).
1 May Labour Day.
19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment.
5 Jul Independence Day.
2 Oct Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution.
9 Dec Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
29 Dec Islamic New Year.
2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
10 Jan Islamic New Year.
19 Jan Ashoura.
9 Mar Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet).
1 May Labour Day.
19 Jun Revolutionary Readjustment.
5 Jul Independence Day.
21 Sep Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
1 Nov Anniversary of the Revolution.
28 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
Note
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. The Algerian observance of Ramadan (lasting one lunar month and culminating in the feast days of Eid al-Fitr) has recently relaxed, and restaurants and other business centres will be open during the day. However, in the towns and oases of the south where religious observance tends to be more orthodox, some difficulty might be had in finding eating places and getting transport during the daylight hours.