title: Public holidays in Brunei
text: # Public holidays in Brunei
  
  This is a list of holidays in Brunei.
  
  ## Public holidays
  
  | Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 January | New Year's Day | Awal Tahun Masihi | Double holiday celebrating both the opening of the Gregorian New Year and the 1984 Proclamation of Independence. |
  | 23 February | National Day | Hari Kebangsaan | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. |
  | 31 May | Armed Forces Day | Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei | The Royal Brunei Armed Forces was founded on that day in 1961. |
  | 15 July | His Majesty The Sultan's Birthday | Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei | Commemorates the birthday of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in 1946. |
  | 25 December | Christmas Day | Hari Natal | This Christian holiday celebrates of after the birth of Jesus Christ. |
  | 1-30 Ramadhan | Start of Ramadhan (Cuti Awal Puasa Islam) (30-days) | Hari Pertama Berpuasa (30 hari) | This Islamic calendar celebrates the open of the fasting month of Ramadhan. |
  | 17 Ramadhan | Nuzul Al-Quran | Hari Nuzul Al-Quran | This Islamic calendar celebrates the revelation of the 1st verses of the Qur'an. |
  | 1-3 Syawal | Hari Raya Aidil Fitri | Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (3-hari) | This Islamic calendar celebrates the close of the fasting month of Ramadhan. |
  | 10 Dzulhijjah | Hari Raya Aidil Adha | Hari Raya Aidil Adha | This Islamic calendar celebrates the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to Allah. |
  | 1 Muharram | Islamic New Year | Awal Tahun Hijrah | Celebrates the opening of the Islamic calendar. |
  | 12 Rabiul Awal | Birth of the Prophet | Maulidur Rasul | This Islamic calendar celebrates the birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. |
  | 27 Rejab | Isra Mi'raj | Israk dan Mikraj | This Islamic calendar celebrates the journey that Islamic prophet Muhammad took during a single night around the year 621. |
  | 1st day of 1st lunar month | Chinese New Year | Tahun Baru Cina | Celebrates the opening of the Chinese calendar. |
  