Dates of official holidays in Jordan during 2024

Weather of Arabia - During the year 2024, the Jordanian people are anticipating many official holidays, and these days are considered occasions when workers in the public and private sectors are exempted from performing their daily duties. The decision to declare these official holidays is issued by the government, and they are determined based on religious, national and cultural occasions.

Public holidays in Jordan in 2024

• New Year's Eve

The first official holiday of this year is the New Year holiday, which falls on January 1 of each year.

• Palm Sunday

The second day of the holiday coincides with Palm Sunday for Christians, as Christians in Jordan celebrate Palm Sunday, corresponding to the seventh Sunday of Great Lent and the last before Easter.

This year, Palm Sunday will coincide with Sunday , March 31, 2024 , when Christians will celebrate the anniversary of the entry of the King of Peace into Jerusalem.

• Easter Monday

Christians will also have another holiday, which will be the third holiday this year, as they celebrate their biggest holiday on April 1, 2024. During this holiday, they celebrate to commemorate the resurrection of Christ after his crucifixion and killing. On this holiday, the Great Fast, which lasts for approximately 40 days for Christians, ends.

• Eid al-Fitr

The Jordanian people will enjoy their fourth holiday during Eid al-Fitr, and the date of this year’s holiday is likely to fall on Wednesday , April 10. This time, the holiday will extend for three days, not one day.

• Labor Day

On May 1 of each year, Jordan establishes an official holiday to celebrate Labor Day, which is adopted by most countries in the world. After it became a day to celebrate workers after the uprising movements of the nineteenth century were able to take away the rights of workers.

• Kingdom Independence Day

On May 25, the voices of Jordanians resound with joy and joy on the anniversary of the country’s independence, as this occasion is recognized as an official holiday and governmental and private institutions organize celebrations in various governorates of the Kingdom.

• Eid al-Adha

Jordanians will have their seventh holiday during the year on Eid Al-Adha, for four days, which will fall on Saturday , June 15, and the holiday will continue until June 19.

The 2024 Eid al-Adha holiday in Jordan extends until Wednesday, June 19.

• Islamic New Year

In continuation of the religious holidays, the government approves an annual official holiday following the Hijri New Year on Muharram 1 , which this year falls on Sunday , July 7 according to astronomical calculations. However, the final day is determined after the crescent moon is sighted. Because the month of Muharram is a lunar month.

• Prophet's Birthday

The ninth holiday during the year 2024 coincides with the anniversary of the Prophet’s birthday on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal of every Hijri year, which this year corresponds to Sunday, September 15 , as the state holds expanded celebrations of this religious occasion.

• Holiday Christmas

The people of Jordan celebrate Christmas on December 25 of each year, and Christians hold their prayers in churches, the streets are decorated with Christmas trees, and various events are organized in different regions of the country.

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