Jordan Festivals & Major Events
Muslim holidays follow the lunar calendar, moving back each year by 11 days. The first two holidays in the list below last three days, during which Friday services are encountered. The remaining holidays in the list are one-day public holidays.
Ayd Al-Fitr: the feast that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.
Ayd Al-Adha: the feast of sacrifice, which falls at the end of the month of the pilgrimage to Mecca (Haj). It commemorates Abraham's offering of his son for sacrifice.
1st of Muharram: Muslim New Year
Mawoulid An-Nabawi: the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday.
Ayd Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj: the feast celebrates the nocturnal visit of the Prophet Mohammed to heaven.