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Kuwait Public Holidays
Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2013-December 2014 period.
Public holiday note:
Holidays falling on the weekend are observed during the preceding or following week.
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given below are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last up to several days, depending on the region.
2013
January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2013
January
24
Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)
Start date:
24 January 2013
Celebrated 5 days later for Shi’a.
February
25
National Day
Start date:
25 February 2013
February
26
Liberation Day
Start date:
26 February 2013
June
06
Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension)
Start date:
6 June 2013
August
08
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Start date:
8 August 2013
October
15
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Start date:
15 October 2013
November
04
Islamic New Year
Start date:
4 November 2013
2014
January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2014
January
13
Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)
Start date:
13 January 2014
February
25
National Day
Start date:
25 February 2014
February
26
Liberation Day
Start date:
26 February 2014
May
27
Lailat al Miraj (Night of Ascension)
Start date:
27 May 2014
July
28
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Start date:
28 July 2014
October
04
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Start date:
4 October 2014
October
25
Islamic New Year
Start date:
25 October 2014
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