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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2018

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Holidays and Observances in Israel in 2018

Date NameType
Jan 1MondayNew Year's DayElective Holiday
Jan 5FridayCatholic/Protestant Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 6SaturdayCatholic/Protestant EpiphanyElective Holiday
Jan 6SaturdayOrthodox Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 7SundayOrthodox Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 8MondayOrthodox Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 13SaturdayOrthodox New Year’s EveElective Holiday
Jan 14SundayOrthodox New YearElective Holiday
Jan 18ThursdayArmenian Christmas EveElective Holiday
Jan 18ThursdayOrthodox Epiphany EveElective Holiday
Jan 19FridayArmenian Christmas DayElective Holiday
Jan 19FridayOrthodox Epiphany DayElective Holiday
Jan 20SaturdayArmenian Christmas HolidayElective Holiday
Jan 24WednesdayEid al-Khader EveElective Holiday
Jan 25ThursdayEid al-KhaderElective Holiday
Jan 31WednesdayTu BishvatObservance, Hebrew
Feb 28WednesdayFast of EstherElective Holiday
Feb 28WednesdayPurim EveObservance, Hebrew
Mar 1ThursdayPurimElective Holiday
Mar 2FridayShushan PurimElective Holiday
Mar 8ThursdayInternational Women's DayElective Holiday
Mar 20TuesdayMarch EquinoxSeason
Mar 25SundayCatholic/Protestant Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Mar 25SundayCatholic/Protestant Palm SundayObservance, Christian
Mar 26MondayAliyah DayOfficial Holiday, Business as usual
Mar 29ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Mar 30FridayPassover EveElective Holiday
Mar 30FridayCatholic/Protestant Good FridayElective Holiday
Mar 31SaturdayPassover (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Mar 31SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 1SundayPassover (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 1SundayArmenian/Orthodox Palm SundayObservance, Christian
Apr 1SundayCatholic/Protestant Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 2MondayPassover (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 2MondayCatholic/Protestant Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 3TuesdayPassover (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 4WednesdayPassover (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 5ThursdayPassover (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Apr 5ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Maundy ThursdayElective Holiday
Apr 6FridayPassover (Day 7)National Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 6FridayArmenian/Orthodox Good FridayElective Holiday
Apr 7SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Holy SaturdayElective Holiday
Apr 7SaturdayOrthodox Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 7SaturdayMimouna DayElective Holiday
Apr 8SundayArmenian/Orthodox Easter SundayElective Holiday
Apr 9MondayArmenian/Orthodox Easter MondayElective Holiday
Apr 12ThursdayYom HaShoahElective Holiday
Apr 12ThursdayAl Isra' wal MirajElective Holiday
Apr 18WednesdayYom HaZikaronObservance, Hebrew
Apr 19ThursdayYom HaAtzmautNational Holiday, Hebrew
Apr 20FridayArmenian Feast of the AnnunciationElective Holiday
Apr 24TuesdayProphet Shuaib's Feast EveElective Holiday
Apr 25WednesdayProphet Shuaib's FeastElective Holiday
Apr 26ThursdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 27FridayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
Apr 28SaturdayProphet Shuaib's Feast HolidayElective Holiday
May 1TuesdayMay DayElective Holiday
May 3ThursdayLag BaOmerElective Holiday
May 9WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension EveElective Holiday
May 10ThursdayCatholic/Protestant Ascension DayElective Holiday
May 13SundayJerusalem DayElective Holiday
May 13SundayMemorial Day for Ethiopian JewsElective Holiday
May 16WednesdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension EveElective Holiday
May 17ThursdayArmenian/Orthodox Ascension DayElective Holiday
May 19SaturdayShavuot EveElective Holiday
May 19SaturdayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost EveElective Holiday
May 20SundayShavuotNational Holiday, Hebrew
May 20SundayCatholic/Protestant PentecostElective Holiday
May 21MondayCatholic/Protestant Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
May 26SaturdayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost EveElective Holiday
May 27SundayArmenian/Orthodox PentecostElective Holiday
May 28MondayArmenian/Orthodox Pentecost MondayElective Holiday
Jun 21ThursdayJune SolsticeSeason
Jul 1Sunday17th of TammuzElective Holiday
Jul 21SaturdayTisha B'Av EveObservance, Hebrew
Jul 22SundayTisha B'AvElective Holiday
Sep 1SaturdayFirst Day of School YearElective Holiday
Sep 9SundayRosh Hashana EveElective Holiday
Sep 9SundayFeast of Prophet Sabalan EveElective Holiday
Sep 10MondayRosh HashanaNational Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 10MondayFeast of Prophet SabalanElective Holiday
Sep 11TuesdayRosh Hashana (Day 2)National Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 12WednesdayGedaliah FastElective Holiday
Sep 18TuesdayYom Kippur EveElective Holiday
Sep 19WednesdayYom KippurNational Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 23SundaySukkot EveElective Holiday
Sep 23SundaySeptember EquinoxSeason
Sep 24MondaySukkot (Day 1)National Holiday, Hebrew
Sep 25TuesdaySukkot (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Sep 26WednesdaySukkot (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Sep 27ThursdaySukkot (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Sep 28FridaySukkot (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Sep 29SaturdaySukkot (Day 6)Observance, Hebrew
Sep 30SundaySukkot (Day 7) / Hoshanah RabahObservance, Hebrew
Oct 1MondayShemini Atzeret / Simchat TorahNational Holiday, Hebrew
Oct 16TuesdayAliyah Day School ObservanceObservance
Oct 30TuesdayMunicipal Election DayNational Holiday
Nov 7WednesdaySigdElective Holiday
Dec 3MondayHanukkah (Day 1)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 4TuesdayHanukkah (Day 2)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 5WednesdayHanukkah (Day 3)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 6ThursdayHanukkah (Day 4)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 7FridayHanukkah (Day 5)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 8SaturdayHanukkah (Day 6) / Rosh Chodesh TevetObservance, Hebrew
Dec 9SundayHanukkah (Day 7)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 10MondayHanukkah (Day 8)Observance, Hebrew
Dec 18TuesdayAsarah B'Tevet (Tenth of Tevet)Elective Holiday
Dec 22SaturdayDecember SolsticeSeason
Dec 24MondayCatholic/Protestant Christmas EveElective Holiday
Dec 25TuesdayCatholic/Protestant Christmas DayElective Holiday
Dec 26WednesdayCatholic/Protestant Boxing DayElective Holiday
Dec 31MondayNew Year's EveElective Holiday

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