Public holidays in Tunisia

This is a list of holidays in Tunisia.^[1]

January 1: New Year's Day
January 14: Revolution and Youth Day
February 4: Mouled (Prophet's Anniversary) - (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
March 20: Independence Day
April 9: Martyrs' Day
May 1: Labour Day
July 18 (2015) : Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
July 25: Republic Day
August 13: Women's Day
September 24 (2015): Eid al-Idha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
October 15 (2015): Hegire (Islamic New Year) (depending on the moon calendar, shifts towards the beginning of the year by 11 days per year)
October 15: Eid El Jala' (Evacuation Day, reinstated as public Holiday after the 14th of January)

The religious holidays are officially confirmed by the religious instances of the Tunisian government.

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