Festive IO

Festivals are the part of culture. Like other nations in the world, Afghanistan people also celebrates different events and festivals. If you are looking for the events and festivals calendar of Afghanistan, here you can go. We have arranged all the event and festival list according to the date. Let's enjoy

List of Festivals in Afghanistan

Holiday Notes

•   International Programmers' Day usually held on 7th January or 12th or 13th September every year.
•   World Religion Day celebrates on the third Sunday of January.
•   Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat is celebrated by the Jewish occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat
•   World Leprosy Day celebrates on the last Sunday of January.
•   Isra and Mi'raj are celebrated on the 27th day of Rajab Month according to the Islamic Calendar. So the date varies every year in every country.
•   World Kidney Day celebrates on the second Thursday of March.
•   March Equinox is the day when the duration of night & day are nearly equal.
•   Earth Hour usually celebrates on the last Saturday of March.
•   The month of Ramadan observes fro the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar. It starts with the new moon sighting. That's why the day of starting Ramadan varies from year to year, country to country.
•   Mother's Day mainly occurs on the second Sunday of the month of May.
•   Mainly Father's Day celebrates on the third Sunday of June. On this sequence this year it is on 20th June.
•   Arafa/Hajj Day is a public holiday for the United Arab Emirates. The Muslims of other countries come to UAE to observe Hajj.
•   Eid al-Adha date depends on the lunar calendar. According to the lunar calendar & moon sighting, the date varies from country to country every year.
•   International Friendship Day worldwide celebrates on July 30. In many countries, people celebrate on the first Sunday of August.
•   Muharram follows the lunar calendar so the date varies.
•   World Sight Day celebrates on the second Thursday of the month of October.
•   Milad-un-Nabi/Mawlid/Mouloud is celebrated on the 17th Rabi' al-awwal according to the Islamic calendar. It is a public holiday in Muslim countries.
•   It is the eve of Christmas day
•   Christmas Day is observed throughout the world among the Christian Community