Legal Regulations
The listed holidays are United States federal holidays established by law (5 U.S.C. § 6103) for federal government employees. Private sector observance is not mandated by federal law but is common practice. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) governs standard working hours and overtime pay but does not require paid holidays.
According to Syrian labor laws, all employees are entitled to paid leave on official public holidays. Working on a public holiday typically requires triple wage compensation, which includes the regular daily wage plus double compensation. The standard legal work week runs from Sunday through Thursday.
Syrian labor laws guarantee employees paid holidays. Working on official public holidays typically requires employers to pay triple the normal wage as compensation. The standard legal work week is from Sunday through Thursday.
Insights
A common cultural practice is creating 'bridge days' by taking leave between a holiday and a weekend to extend time off. The typical U.S. work schedule is Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Many businesses close on major federal holidays, though retail and service industries often remain open.
The standard work week in Syria runs from Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. Several holidays in 2026 fall on Fridays, creating natural three-day weekends. Islamic holidays are tentative and depend on moon sightings, with dates potentially shifting by 1-2 days, and many businesses may grant additional days off around these major holidays.
The standard work week in Syria runs from Sunday to Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. When holidays fall on a Friday, they create natural three-day weekends. It is common for businesses and government offices to grant additional days off during major Islamic holidays, extending the official breaks.
2026 Working days summary for Ar-Raqqah, Syria
Ar-Raqqah, Syria has 246 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 97 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 22 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
246
Working Days
97
Weekend Days
22
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 18 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| April | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 19 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| June | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| November | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 7 | 2 | 31 |
| Total | 246 | 97 | 22 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Ar-Raqqah, Syria
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Revolution Day Revolution Day |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 Revolution Day Revolution Day | 19 Eid al-Fitr Holiday Eid al-Fitr Holiday | 20 Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr | 21 Nowruz Nowruz | 22 Newroz Newroz |
23 Nowruz Holiday Nowruz Holiday | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
18 working days, 6 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Easter Sunday Easter Sunday | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Orthodox Easter Orthodox Easter |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 Independence Day Independence Day | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Labor Day Labor Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha | 28 Eid al-Adha Holiday Eid al-Adha Holiday | 29 Eid al-Adha Holiday Eid al-Adha Holiday | 30 Eid al-Adha Holiday Eid al-Adha Holiday | 31 |
19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 5 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 Islamic New Year Islamic New Year | 17 Muharram (Islamic New Year) Muharram (Islamic New Year) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 The Prophet's Birthday The Prophet's Birthday | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Tishreen Liberation Day Tishreen Liberation Day | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 Liberation Day Liberation Day | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in December 2026.
Changelog
| 2026-05-17 22:26:13 | The holiday set for Ar-Raqqah in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and adjustments to existing dates. |
| 2026-05-05 10:51:26 | The holiday set for Ar-Raqqah in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and adjustments to existing dates. |