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1st January: New Year.
15th January: Tree Day.
30th January: King Abdallah II's birthday.
22nd March: Arab League's Day. 18th April: Arab Great Renaissance Day.
1st May: Labour Day.
25th May: Independence Day.
9th June: Accession of Abdallah II to the throne.
10th June: Army Day and anniversary of the Great Arab Revolt.
5th July: Day of Arab cooperation.
11th August: Day marking the accession to the throne of Hussein, the deceased king.
14th November: Anniversary of late King Hussein.
25th December: Christmas Day
Muslim feasts - (dates vary according to the lunar calendar), the following dates are approximate:
December: Aid al-Adha or Aid al-Kebir. Celebrating Abraham's sacrifice (this feast is as important as Christmas is to Christians). This four-day feast also marks the period of accomplishment of the ?fifth pillar' of Islam, or pilgrimage in Mecca.
January: Ras as Sana/ Muslim New Year.
January: Ashura (mostly celebrated by the Shiites).

March: Mulid an-Nabi, anniversary of Prophet Muhammed.
October: start of Ramadan.
October: Aid al-Fitr or Aid as-Saghir. Celebrating the end of fasting of Ramadan.