Public holidays in Syria, 2027
Syria observes 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 255 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday Weekend | New Year's Day عيد رأس السنة الميلادية |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 18 Mar | Thursday | Syrian Revolution Day عيد الثورة السورية |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 21 Mar | Sunday | Mother's Day عيد الأم |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 21 Mar | Sunday | Newroz عيد النوروز |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 28 Mar | Sunday | Easter Sunday عيد الفصح غريغوري |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 17 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Independence Day عيد الجلاء |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day عيد العمال |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 2 May | Sunday | Easter Sunday عيد الفصح اليوليوسي |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Dec | Wednesday | Liberation Day يوم التحرير |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 105 | 5 | 255 | 2,040 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Friday and Saturday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Syria. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
4 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Independence Day (17 Apr), Labour Day (1 May), Christmas Day (25 Dec). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is August at 23 days; the shortest is March at 20. That spread of 3 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 61 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 256 working days, 2027 is 1 working day shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, Syria's 10 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 25th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 3 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 18 March 2027 to 21 March 2027, built around Syrian Revolution Day and Mother's Day. A further 1 working day is stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
2 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Easter Sunday, Easter Sunday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.