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Public Holidays in Yemen

Yemen public holidays are the occasions on which the public of Yemen enjoys the holidays without having to work in the office or any other working department. Some are religious, and some are universal. Yemen public holidays are a great way of planning your vacations so that you can rather avoid the crowd by not going on Yemen public holidays or go at the time of Yemen public holidays so that you enjoy the Yemen holidays and traditions.

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Yemen Public Holidays

There are a total of 10 occasions on which Yemen public holiday is given. To start the Yemen public holidays 2018,
we start off with the first day of the year that is the New Year. New Year is celebrated on the 1^st of January, and different events are held in order to enjoy this day. People mostly spend this day by making New Year resolution.
Then we have the Labor Day which is celebrated on 1^st of May in order to acknowledge all the efforts of labor all across the world.
Then we have the Unification day which is celebrated by all of the public of Yemen on May 22^nd.
The end of the holy month of Ramadan is marked by the occasion of Eid-Al-Fitr which is celebrated by family gatherings and the day of Eid-al-Fitr is started by praying early morning. Eid-al-Fitr is celebrated for three consecutive days.
Eid-ul-Azha is the next Yemen public holiday and celebration which is celebrated on August 22^nd, but its date varies on the lunar year. The occasion of Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated by sacrificing goats, camels, and cows as a religious activity and family gatherings are arranged to enjoy big feasts.
Then we have the Islamic New Year which is also a day to pray for better things to come in the coming year. It is celebrated on September 11^th.
On October 11^th, liberation day occurs which is the day to acknowledge the freedom from different rules.
Next up in the Yemen public holidays is the holy day of Rabi’al-Awwal on which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born is celebrated on November 20^th.
This day is celebrated by having religious gatherings and arranging religious events to spread awareness about the teachings of Islam and the history related to the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
At the end of the day comes the Yemen public holiday which is probably the most important day for Yemen and that is the Independence day which comes on November 30^th.