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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2017

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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2017

Date NameType
Jan 1SundayNew Year's DayElective Holiday
Jan 1SundayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Jan 5ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 6FridayCatholic/Protestant EpiphanyElective Holiday
Jan 6FridayOrthodox Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 7SaturdayOrthodox Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 8SundayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Elective Holiday
Jan 8SundayOrthodox Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 13FridayOrthodox New Year’s EveElective Holiday
Jan 14SaturdayOrthodox New YearElective Holiday
Jan 18WednesdayArmenian Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 18WednesdayOrthodox Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 19ThursdayArmenian Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 19ThursdayOrthodox Epiphany DayElective Holiday
Jan 20FridayArmenian Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 24TuesdayEid al-Khader EveElective Holiday
Jan 25WednesdayEid al-KhaderElective Holiday
Feb 11SaturdayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
Mar 8WednesdayInternational Women's DayElective Holiday
Mar 9ThursdayFast of EstherElective Holiday
Mar 11SaturdayPurim EveObservance, Hebrew
Mar 12SundayPurimElective Holiday
Mar 13MondayShushan PurimElective Holiday
Mar 20MondayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 25SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 6ThursdayAliyah DayOfficial Holiday, Business as usual
Apr 7FridayOrthodox Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 9SundayCatholic/Protestant Palm SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 9SundayArmenian/Orthodox Palm SundayObservance, Orthodox
Apr 10MondayPassover EveElective Holiday
Apr 11TuesdayPassover (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 12WednesdayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 13ThursdayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 13ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Apr 13ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Apr 14FridayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 14FridayCatholic/Protestant Good FridayElective Holiday
Apr 14FridayArmenian/Orthodox Good FridayElective Holiday
Apr 15SaturdayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 15SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 15SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 16SundayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 16SundayCatholic/Protestant Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 16SundayArmenian/Orthodox Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 17MondayPassover (Day 7)National Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 17MondayCatholic/Protestant Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 17MondayArmenian/Orthodox Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 18TuesdayMimouna DayElective Holiday
Apr 20ThursdayArmenian Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 23SundayAl Isra' wal MirajElective Holiday
Apr 24MondayYom HaShoahElective Holiday
Apr 24MondayProphet Shuaib's Feast EveElective Holiday
Apr 25TuesdayProphet Shuaib's FeastElective Holiday
Apr 26WednesdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 27ThursdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 28FridayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
May 1MondayYom HaZikaronObservance, Hebrew
May 1MondayMay DayElective Holiday
May 2TuesdayYom HaAtzmautNational Holiday, Hebrew
May 14SundayLag BaOmerElective Holiday
May 24WednesdayJerusalem DayElective Holiday
May 24WednesdayMemorial Day for Ethiopian JewsElective Holiday
May 24WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension EveElective Holiday
May 24WednesdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension EveElective Holiday
May 25ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension DayElective Holiday
May 25ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension DayElective Holiday
May 30TuesdayShavuot EveElective Holiday
May 31WednesdayShavuotNational Holiday, Hebrew
Jun 3SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost EveElective Holiday
Jun 3SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost EveElective Holiday
Jun 4SundayCatholic/Protestant PentecostElective Holiday
Jun 4SundayArmenian/Orthodox PentecostElective Holiday
Jun 5MondayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
Jun 5MondayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
Jun 21WednesdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 11Tuesday17th of TammuzElective Holiday
Jul 31MondayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
Aug 1TuesdayTisha B'AvElective Holiday
Sep 1FridayFirst Day of School YearElective Holiday
Sep 9SaturdayFeast of Prophet Sabalan EveElective Holiday
Sep 10SundayFeast of Prophet SabalanElective Holiday
Sep 20WednesdayRosh Hashana EveElective Holiday
Sep 21ThursdayRosh HashanaNational Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 22FridayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 22FridaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 24SundayGedaliah FastElective Holiday
Sep 29FridayYom Kippur EveElective Holiday
Sep 30SaturdayYom KippurNational Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 4WednesdaySukkot EveElective Holiday
Oct 5ThursdaySukkot (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 6FridaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 7SaturdaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 8SundaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 9MondaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 10TuesdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Oct 11WednesdaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
Oct 12ThursdayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 27FridayAliyah Day School ObservanceObservance
Nov 18SaturdaySigdElective Holiday
Dec 13WednesdayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 14ThursdayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 15FridayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 16SaturdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 17SundayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 18MondayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
Dec 19TuesdayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 20WednesdayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 21ThursdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24SundayCatholic/Protestant Christmas EveElective Holiday
Dec 25MondayCatholic/Protestant Christmas DayElective Holiday
Dec 26TuesdayCatholic/Protestant Boxing DayElective Holiday
Dec 28ThursdayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Elective Holiday
Dec 31SundayNew Year's EveElective Holiday

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