Islamic New Year 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Lebanon

Islamic New Year’s Day is a national public holiday in Lebanon, providing a day off work for the whole population.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	19 Jul	Wed	Islamic New Year
2024	7 Jul	Sun	Islamic New Year
2025	26 Jun	Thu	Islamic New Year
2026	16 Jun	Tue	Islamic New Year
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Lebanon differs from most other Middle Eastern countries in that it has greater religious diversity. In Lebanon, about 54 percent are Muslim and 41 percent Christian. And of the Muslim population, about half are Sunni and half Shia.

This diversity is reflected on the Lebanese holiday calendar. For example, both Christmas and Mohammad’s Birthday are national holidays, as are both 1 January New Year’s Day and Islamic New Year’s Day.

The new year, in the Islamic world, begins on the first day of the month of Muharram, commemorating the migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina (called the Hijira) on that day around the year C.E. 622. For this reason, Islamic year-dates end with A. H., standing for “after Hijira.”

Islamic New Year is an important holiday for Muslims but also a low key one. Prayers, fasting, mosque attendance, and just getting a day off work are the main events.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	30 Jul	Sat	Islamic New Year
2021	9 Aug	Mon	Islamic New Year
2020	20 Aug	Thu	Islamic New Year
2019	31 Aug	Sat	Islamic New Year
2018	11 Sep	Tue	Islamic New Year
2017	21 Sep	Thu	Islamic New Year