Public holidays in Jordan
Public holidays in Jordan.
Date | English name | Local name | Remarks | Official Business |
1 January | New Year's Day | Ras Assanah al-Miladi | Closed | |
1 May | Labour Day | Eid el-Ommal | Closed | |
25 May | Independence Day | Eid al-Istiklaal | Closed | |
25 December | Christmas Day | Eid Al Milad Al Majeed, Al Eid Il Sagheer | Christmas in Jordan is celebrated by all denominations according to Catholic date. | Closed |
10 Dhul Hijja | Feast of the Sacrifice or the Big Feast | Eid al-Adha | Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. | Closed |
1 Shawwal | The Little Feast | Eid al-Fitr | Commemorates end of Ramadan | Closed |
1 Muharram | Hijri New Year | Ras Assanah Al Hijri | Islamic New Year | Closed |
12 Rabi' al-awwal | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | Mawlid al-Nabi | Closed |
Note: Holidays in Jordan are often flexible. It is common for the government to change the day which a holiday is supposed to be celebrated on to another day — usually to prolong weekend.