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JANUARY
1st January: New Year.
7th January 2009: Aashura (celebrated by the Shiites).
MARCH
9th March 2009: birth of the Prophet.
23rd March 2009: Ashura (celebrated by the Shiites).
MAY
1st May: Labor Day.
MAY
1st May: Labour Day.
AUGUST
14th August: Independence Day. 22nd August: start of Ramadan.
SEPTEMBER
6th-7th September: National Defence Day. Military parades. 21st September: end of Ramadan.
NOVEMBER
28th November 2009:feast of Sacrifice.
DECEMBER
18th December 2009: Islamic New Year.
Muslim holidays depend on the lunar calendar. Therefore the dates vary every year. For a rough estimation of these dates, count eleven days down from the date it fell on the previous year.