Holidays in Israel

There are very few holidays in the Muslim calendar. In fact, there are only two major ones: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. They were established during the time of the Prophet and are recognized as divinely sanctioned celebrations. Other important events were not originally marked or celebrated. However,

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Explore our Jewish Heritage tours Saturday is the main day of rest in Israel. All Jewish holidays begin after sunset on the eve of the previous day and end after sunset the following day. Thus, Shabbat typically starts on Friday afternoon (around 3–5 pm) and continues until nightfall

As is well known, Israel is a Jewish state, and therefore most of the holidays observed here are connected in one way or another with Jewish traditions. For this reason, the secular New Year is not an official holiday in Israel. There are no public holidays on December