Palestine

Palestine public holidays 2025

Palestine had 17 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 250 working days.

Public holidays in Palestine in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 7Tuesday	Orthodox Christmas DayNationwide
Jan 27Monday	Isra' and Mi'rajNationwide
March
Mar 8Saturday	International Women's DayNationwide
Mar 30Sunday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 1Tuesday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
Apr 20Sunday	EasterNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
June
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 7Saturday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 8Sunday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 9Monday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 26Thursday	Islamic New YearNationwide
September
Sep 4Thursday	Prophet's BirthdayNationwide
November
Nov 15Saturday	Independence DayNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Catholic Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 17public holidays
By region: 17no regional days
Working days: 250after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+5 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysSat, Jan 4 – Tue, Jan 7 · Orthodox Christmas DayTake Mon, Jan 6 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Jan 25 – Mon, Jan 27 · Isra' and Mi'raj
4 daysSat, Mar 29 – Tue, Apr 1 · Eid al-Fitr
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Jun 6 – Mon, Jun 9 · Eid al-Adha
4 daysThu, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 29 · Islamic New YearTake Fri, Jun 27 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 7 · Prophet's BirthdayTake Fri, Sep 5 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Catholic Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

Palestine public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Palestine in 2025?

17 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Orthodox Christmas Day (Jan 7); Isra' and Mi'raj (Jan 27); International Women's Day (Mar 8); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 30); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 31); Eid al-Fitr (Apr 1); Easter (Apr 20); Labor Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Eid al-Adha (Jun 7); Eid al-Adha (Jun 8); Eid al-Adha (Jun 9); Islamic New Year (Jun 26); Prophet's Birthday (Sep 4); Independence Day (Nov 15); Catholic Christmas Day (Dec 25).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

June, with 5 nationwide public holidays. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

250 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.