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Tyre's Muslim and Christian feasts and holy days on one calendar — Ashura, the two Easters, the Eids, the shared Annunciation — each with its next date worked out for you.
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The feasts and holy days Tyre keeps, across its communities — the next date of each worked out for you. Muslim and Christian observances sit side by side, in the order they come around through the year.
"Tyre is a model of coexistence. We live together. We celebrate each other's holidays." The city holds its mixed old quarter up as something to protect — so this calendar keeps every community's days in one place.
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MuslimMawlid al-Nabi (the Prophet's birthday)
Monday, 31 August 2026
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The date shown is the 17th of Rabi al-Awwal, the day kept in Shia practice; Sunni communities mark it on the 12th, five days earlier.
Monday, 14 September 2026 · across the churches
The finding of the True Cross, kept on 14 September, traditionally with bonfires lit across the hills at dusk.
A religious feast, not one of Lebanon's official public holidays — banks and offices stay open.
Friday, 25 December 2026 · across the churches
The Nativity on 25 December, kept by all of Tyre's churches and a national holiday.
Wednesday, 6 January 2027 · across the churches
The Baptism of Christ on 6 January, a national holiday closing the Christmas season.
How these dates work
Each date is worked out forward from today, so this page stays right without updates. Christian feasts on a fixed day, and the two Easters, are exact. Islamic dates — Ashura, the Eids, Ramadan, the Islamic New Year — are set by sighting the new moon and announced by a religious authority, so the day shown is the expected one and can fall a day either side (Sunni and Shia authorities may announce different days). Confirm the day with your mosque, church or the official holiday list, and confirm the hours and whether a given year’s event runs with the host.
Fuller calendars: Lebanon public holidays — the official national holiday list, updated each year · Prayer times in Tyre — the daily prayer and fasting times, for Ramadan and every day
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Monday, 8 February 2027
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The first day of fasting. Through Ramadan the daytime fast runs from Imsak to Maghrib — the town's prayer-times page carries those to the minute — and the rhythm of the day shifts to the evening iftar.
Tuesday, 9 February 2027 · Maronite Church
The feast of Saint Maron, father of the Maronite Church and a national holiday in Lebanon.
10–12 March 2027
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The feast that ends Ramadan (1 Shawwal), kept over three days of visiting, sweets and family.
Thursday, 25 March 2027 · a shared Christian–Muslim holiday
The Annunciation to Mary, honoured in both traditions — Mary (Maryam) is named more than thirty times in the Qur'an. Lebanon has kept 25 March as a joint Christian–Muslim national holiday since 2010, and it is Tyre's clearest shared day.
Friday, 26 March 2027 · Catholic, Maronite & Melkite
The Friday of the Passion in the Western reckoning, kept by Tyre's Catholic, Maronite and Melkite Greek Catholic communities.
Sunday, 28 March 2027 · Catholic, Maronite & Melkite
The Resurrection in the Gregorian reckoning followed by the churches in communion with Rome — the Melkite archeparchy of Tyre (its cathedral is St Thomas), the Maronites, and the Latin Catholics.
Friday, 30 April 2027 · Greek Orthodox
The Friday of the Passion in the Julian reckoning kept by Tyre's Greek Orthodox community. In some years it falls the same week as the Western date; in others, weeks apart.
Sunday, 2 May 2027 · Greek Orthodox
The Resurrection in the Julian reckoning followed by the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Lebanon recognises both Easter dates as holidays.
17–20 May 2027
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The feast of the sacrifice (10 Dhu al-Hijjah), coinciding with the Hajj, kept over four days.
Sunday, 6 June 2027
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The first of Muharram opens the Hijri year and the ten days that lead to Ashura.
Tuesday, 15 June 2027 · across the city
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The tenth of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein at Karbala — the defining communal observance of Shia Tyre. It is marked by majalis (mourning gatherings and sermons), black dress and elegies, processions through the city, and — as Tyre's coast allows — a procession of boats off the shore. It is preceded by Tasu'a on the 9th.
Expect mourning processions in and around the old city on the 9th and 10th, and some streets closed to traffic.
Sunday, 25 July 2027 · across the city
expected — the confirmed day is set by the new moon
The fortieth day after Ashura (20 Safar), closing the mourning period for Imam Hussein with further majalis and processions.
Sunday, 15 August 2027 · across the churches
The Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin Mary on 15 August — one of the largest Christian feasts in Lebanon and a national holiday.
Mon 31 Aug
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