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| The Embassy of Afghanistan will be closed on all Canadian and Afghanistan National holidays and official recess. |
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New Year (March 20 or 21): The national Now Ruz festival marks the first day of spring, also considered the beginning of the New Year. This ancient celebration comes from Zoroastrianism, the religion that was widely practised in areas of the Middle East before the rise of Islam. On New Year's Day in Kabul, families usually serve a drink made of seven dried fruits (haft mewa).
The most important national holiday is Independence Day. Businesses close for three days of celebrations. People wear colourful clothes, set off fireworks, dance, and hold parades and buzkashi matches.
- April 28( ـ8ـ ثـــور)
- National Labor day (May 1)
- Independence day (August 19, 1919)
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Most holidays in Afghanistan, as in other Muslim countries, celebrate important events in the Islamic calendar, which follows the lunar cycle. Consequently, the dates of holidays change yearly
The main Muslim events are the ten days of mourning called Muharram; Mohammed’s birthday; the month of Ramadan; the Eid Al Fitr feast at the end of Ramadan; and the Eid Al Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice.
*Dates may vary according to the sighting of the moon
Holidays such as Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Ashura and Mawlud Nabi are dependent on the Islamic lunar calendar and vary from year to year. The reason in the variances is that lunar calendar is 10 days shorter than solar calendars
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| Aside from the year 2000 celebration, many interesting anniversaries also occur that same year. Do you know which ones? |
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2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| New Years Day |
Jan. 1 |
Jan. 1 |
Jan. 1 |
| Good Friday |
Apr. 6 |
March 21 |
April 10 |
| Easter Monday |
Apr. 9 |
March 24 |
April 13 |
| Victoria Day (Monday Preceding May 25) |
May 21 |
May 19 |
May 18 |
| Canada Day * |
Jul. 1 |
Jul. 1 |
Jul. 1 |
| Labour Day (first Monday of September) |
Sep. 3 |
Sep. 1 |
Sep. 7 |
| Thanksgiving Day (second Monday of October) |
Oct. 8 |
Oct. 13 |
Oct. 12 |
| Rememberance Day |
Nov. 11 |
Nov. 11 |
Nov. 11 |
| Christmass |
Dec. 25 |
Dec. 25 |
Dec. 25 |
| Boxing Day |
Dec. 26 |
Dec. 26 |
Dec. 26 |
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| * The Holidays Act provides that July 2 is Canada Day when July 1 is a Sunday.
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