National Holidays
- 21st March: Nawroz, Kurdish New Year celebrated on the spring equinox.
- 5th March 1991: Uprising against Saddam Hussein’s regime, which began in the town of Rania.
- 14th March 1903: Birthday of Mustafa Barzani, leader of Kurdistan’s national democratic movement.
- 16th March 1988: Halabja Day, commemoration of chemical weapons bombardment on the city of Halabja.
- 14th April: Commemoration of Anfal genocide campaign against the Kurds
National holidays and key dates
- 1st January: New Year’s Day
- 3rd January: Mawlid al-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday)*
- 6th January: Army Day
- 5th March : Uprising Day (Liberation of Ranya City)
- 11th March: Uprising of Erbil City and anniversary of 11 March agreement
- 21st - 23rd March: Nawroz Kurdish New Year (Spring equinox)
- 9th April: Baghdad Liberation Day (fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime)
- 15th April: Yezidi New Year
- 1st May: International Labour Day
- 14th July: Republic Day
- 17th – 20th July: Eid-al-Fitr Feast (End of Ramadan)*
- 23rd - 26th September: Eid al-Qurban Feast*