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Holiday Calendar 2023

Mission Iraq will observe the following holidays during calendar year 2023.

January
Sunday, January 01
New Year’s Day
(US Holiday)

Sunday, January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
(US Holiday)

February
Sunday, February 19
Washington’s Brthday
(US Holiday)

March
Tuesday, March 21
Eid Newroz
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC)

Tuesday, March 21-22-23
Eid Newroz
(Local holiday in ERBIL)

April
Sunday April 2, 2023
Assyrian New Year
(Local holiday in ERBIL)

Sunday April 9, 2023
Easter Liberation Day
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC-ERBIL)

Thursday, April 20
Eid Al-Fitr
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC-ERBIL)

May
Monday, May 1
Labor Day
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC-ERBIL)

Sunday, May 28
Memorial Day
(US Holiday)

June
Monday, June 19
Juneteenth
(US Holiday)

Wednesday, Thursday, June 28,29
Eid Al-Adha
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC-ERBIL)

July
Tuesday, July 04
Independence Day
(US Holiday)

Thursday, July 13
Republic Day of Iraq
(Local holiday in BEC-BDSC)

Thursday, July 27
Ashura
(Local holiday in BEC)

September
Sunday, September 03
Labor Day
(US Holiday)

Wednesday, September 27
The Prophet’s Birthday
(Local holiday in BEC -BDSC)

October
Tuesday, October 3
Iraqi Independence Day
(Local holiday in ERBIL)

Sunday, October 08
Columbus Day
(US Holiday)

November
Thursday, November 09
Veterans Day
(US Holiday)

Thursday, November 23
Thanksgiving
(US Holiday)

December
Monday, December 25
Christmas Day
(US Holiday)