Eid al-Fitr · Day 1

Eid al-Fitr closes Ramadan, the month shaped by fasting, prayer, Qur’an recitation and charity. The festival begins with worship and then moves outward into family calls, sweets, meals and the work of visiting people who matter.

Lebanon’s standing public-holiday framework gives Eid al-Fitr two official days. That recognition is significant in a confessional society whose national calendar accommodates Muslim and Christian festivals. A cabinet memorandum may set a longer public-administration closure in a particular year: the 2026 Eid al-Adha memorandum closed administrations, public institutions and municipalities from 27 through 29 May, without converting the third day into a permanent statutory entitlement.

The festival follows the Hijri lunar calendar, so its Gregorian date moves each year. Lebanese authorities issue closure memoranda after consulting the competent religious bodies, and public-sector wording should not automatically be read as an identical private-sector entitlement. The 2026 date is taken from the relevant official memorandum; dates outside that confirmed year remain planning dates until a current notice is published.