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:: Country:  Algeria
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:: Language: Arabic
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:: Author:   Amine Roukh <amineroukh@gmail.com>
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:: Updated:  2011-08-09
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:: Source:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Algeria
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:: Shifts are not consistently applied by the government so they are not used

:: Metadata
country     "DZ"
language    "ar"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
description "National holiday file for Algeria"

:: National Holidays

: New Year's Day
"رأس السنة الميلادية"            public on january 1
: Labour Day
"عيد العمال"                   public on may 1
: Independence Day
"عيد الإستقلال"           public on july 5
: Anniversary of the Revolution
"ذكرى الثورة"                   public on november 1

:: Religious Holidays

: Islamic New Year
"رأس السنة الهجرية"            public religious on hijri muharram 1
: Ashura
"عاشوراء"         public religious on hijri muharram 10
: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
"المولد النبوى الشريف"         public religious on hijri rabialawal 12
: Eid el-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
"عيد الفطر"                    public religious on hijri shawwal 1 length 2
: Eid al-Adha (End of the Hajj)
"عيد الأضحى"                    public religious on hijri thualhijjah 10 length 2

:: Financial

:: Cultural

:: School

:: Daylight Saving

:: Name Days