Public holidays in Jordan

Public holidays in Jordan.

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks	Official Business
1 January	New Year's Day	Ras Assanah al-Miladi		Closed
1 May	Labour Day	Eid el-Ommal		Closed
date varies	Easter Sunday	Eid Al Fiseh Al Atheem	Observed by Christians. Easter in Jordan is celebrated by all denominations according to the Eastern Church Calendar.	Open
25 May	Independence Day	Eid al-Istiklaal		Closed
9 June	King Abdullah's Accession to the Throne	Eid al-Jolous		Open
25 December	Christmas Day	Eid Al Milad Al Majeed, Al Eid Il Sagheer	Christmas in Jordan is celebrated by all denominations according to Catholic date (Orthodox date on January 7).	Closed
10 Dhul Hijja	Feast of the Sacrifice or the Big Feast	Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Kbeer	Commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son.	Closed
1 Shawwal	The Little Feast	Eid al-Fitr	Commemorates end of Ramadan	Closed
1 Muharram	Hijri New Year	Ras Assanah Al Hijri	Islamic New Year	Closed
27 Rajab	Isra and Mi'raj	Isra wal Mi'raj	Ascension of Muhammad	Open
12 Rabi' al-awwal	Prophet Muhammad's birthday	Mawlid al-Nabi	Closed

Note: Holidays in Jordan are often flexible. It is common for the government to change the day which a holiday is supposed to be celebrated on to another day — usually to prolong weekend.