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:: Country:  Algeria
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:: Language: French
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:: Author:   Amine Roukh <amineroukh@gmail.com>
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:: Updated:  2011-08-09
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:: Source:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Algeria
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:: Shifts are not consistently applied by the government so they are not used

:: Metadata
country     "DZ"
language    "fr"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
description "Fêtes et jours fériés en Algérie"

:: National Holidays

: New Year's Day
"Jour de l'an"            weekend on january 1
: Labour Day
"Fête du Travail"                   weekend on may 1
: Independence Day
"Fête de l’Indépendance"           weekend on july 5
: Anniversary of the Revolution
"Anniversaire de la Révolution"                   weekend on november 1

:: Religious Holidays

: Islamic New Year
"Awal muharram"            weekend on hijri muharram 1
: Ashura
"Achoura"         weekend on hijri muharram 10
: Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
"Mawlid nabaoui"         weekend on hijri rabialawal 12
: Eid el-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
"Aïd el-Fitr"                    weekend on hijri shawwal 1 length 2
: Eid al-Adha (End of the Hajj)
"Aïd El Adha"                    weekend on hijri thualhijjah 10 length 2

:: Financial

:: Cultural

:: School

:: Daylight Saving

:: Seasons

: Spring
"Printemps"                 on march 20
: Summer
"Été"                       on june 21
: Fall
"Automne"                   on september 23
: Winter
"Hiver"                     on december 21

:: Name Days
