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:: Country:  Algeria
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:: Language: French
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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    "fr"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
description "Fêtes et jours fériés en Algérie"

:: National Holidays

: New Year's Day
"Jour de l'an"                      public on january 1
: Labour Day
"Fête du Travail"                   public on may 1
: Independence Day
"Fête de l’Indépendance"            public on july 5
: Anniversary of the Revolution
"Anniversaire de la Révolution"     public on november 1

:: Religious Holidays

: Islamic New Year
"Awal muharram"                     public religious on hijri muharram 1
: Ashura
"Achoura"                           public religious on hijri muharram 10
: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
"Mawlid nabaoui"                    public religious on hijri rabialawal 12
: Eid el-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
"Aïd el-Fitr"                       public religious on hijri shawwal 1 length 2
: Eid al-Adha (End of the Hajj)
"Aïd El Adha"                       public religious on hijri thualhijjah 10 length 2

:: Financial

:: Cultural

:: School

:: Daylight Saving

:: Name Days