| Public Holidays in Libya: |
2012 |
2013 |
| New Year's Day |
1 Jan |
1 Jan |
| Mouloud (Prophet's Birthday) |
4 Feb |
24 Jan |
| Jamahiriya Day (People's Power Declaration) |
2 Mar |
2 Mar |
| British Evacuation Day |
28 Mar |
28 Mar |
| Evacuation Day |
11 Jun |
11 Jun |
| Ascension of the Prophet |
17 Jun |
6 Jun |
| National Day |
1 Sept |
1 Sept |
| Eid al-Fitr |
19 Aug |
8 Aug |
| Italian Evacuation Day |
7 Oct |
7 Oct |
| Eid al-Adh |
26 Oct |
15 Oct |
| Islamic New Year |
15 Nov |
4 Nov |
| Ashura |
24 Nov |
13 Nov |
| Libyan Independence Day* |
24 Dec |
24 Dec |
*This public holiday in Libya was banned under the rule of Muammar Gadhafi, but was reinstated by the National Transitional Council in 2011.