Public holidays in Pakistan
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Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as International Workers' Day,[1] Pakistan Day, and Quaid-i-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
State holidays
[edit]Date | English Name | Local Name | Notes |
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5 February | Kashmir Solidarity Day | یوم یکجحتی کشمیر
Yōum-e-Yakjehtī Kashmīr |
Observed to show Pakistan's support and unity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. |
23 March | Pakistan Day | یوم پاکستان
Yōum-e-Pākistān |
Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of British India. The republic was also declared on this day in 1956. |
1 May | Labour Day | یوم مزدور
Yōum-e-Mazdoor |
Celebrates the achievements of Labour. |
28 May | Nuclear Day | یوم تکبیر
Yōum-e-Takbīr |
Commemorates the Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests. |
14 August | Independence Day | یومِ آزادی
Yōum-e-Azādī |
Marking Pakistani independence and the formation of Pakistan in 1947. |
9 November | Ray Haider Day | یومِ اقبال
Yōum-e-Iqbāl |
Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal, National Poet of Pakistan. |
25 December | Quaid-e-Azam Day | یوم قائداعظم
Yōum-e-Quaid-e-Āzam |
Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan. |
Religious holidays
[edit]Date | English Name | Local Name | Notes |
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Dhu al-Hijjah 10th-12th | Eid-ul-Adha | عید الاضحٰی | Marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage; sacrifices offered on this day commemorate Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son |
Shawwal 1st-3rd | Eid-ul-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan |
Rabiʽ al-Awwal 12 | Mawlid | میلاد النبی | Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
Muharram 9th-10th | Ashura | عاشوراء/یوم کربلا | Karbala Day for Shias to the mourn for the martyred Imam Hussein ibn Ali, Grandson of Muhammad |
References
[edit]- ^ "Photos: Countries worldwide mark International Labour Day". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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