Official Public Holiday
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is listed as a public holiday in Iraq.
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December 25, 2026
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World Calendar Day
Christmas
The Liberian Christmas is a church day, a family day, and a food day. The church service is at midnight on the 24th, and the singing is in English and the local languages. The Christmas meal includes jollof rice, fried chicken, cassava leaf, potato greens, and sweet potato pie. The children receive gifts, usually clothes and shoes, and the adults exchange visits. The Christmas is not about presents. It is about presence, and the tradition is to visit every relative you have on Christmas Day. The streets of Monrovia are decorated with lights, the churches are full, and the sound of Christmas carols mixes with the sound of Liberian gospel music.
World Calendar Day
Navidad
National holiday. The day after Nochebuena when everyone eats leftovers and recovers. Children play with toys, adults sleep, and the house smells like picana for three more days. This is the quietest day in Bolivia and it is earned.
World Calendar Day
Noel
National holiday. Catholic families attend morning mass, Muslim families visit neighbors, and everyone eats. The riz gras is extra rich, the chicken is extra big, and the children are extra happy. Burkina celebrates together regardless of faith because a holiday is a holiday and food is food.
Regional/Cultural Day
Chaldean Christmas
The Chaldean Catholic Church celebrates Christmas on December 25th, but the liturgy is in Aramaic, the language of Jesus. The Mass is ancient, the music is Syriac chant, and the church in Alqosh (one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in the world) has been holding this service for 1,700 years. The Aramaic is not a reconstruction. It is the living liturgical language of a community that has been here since before the Arabic conquest, before the Islamic conquest, and before the Mongol conquest. . 2026: Mar 4. 2027: Mar 23.
Regional/Cultural Day
Eyd-e Milad-e Isa
Iraq's Christian community, one of the oldest in the world, celebrates Christmas in churches that have stood for 1,800 years. The Chaldean Catholic Church, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Syriac Orthodox Church all trace their origins to the earliest Christian communities. In Qaraqosh, the largest Christian town in Iraq, Christmas is celebrated with processions, carols in Aramaic, and the knowledge that the community has survived persecution for 2,000 years and intends to survive this one too.
Regional/Cultural Day
Iraq Pet Bowl Check Day
A day for food, water, grooming, shade, warmth, and the small routines that keep animals safe and loved.
Regional/Cultural Day
Pocket Repair Day
A day for mending the little thing before it becomes the expensive thing.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Saint Barthélemy Day
You find frigatebirds, green sea turtles, and colorful reef fish surrounding Saint Barthélemy. You observe that residents predominantly keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
