Saudi, Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan… is Christmas celebrated in Islamic countries?
Preparations for Christmas are being made all over the world. Even though Christmas is a Christian festival, people from every religion celebrate it. There are only 2.3 percent Christians in India, but Christmas is a public holiday in India. After the recent coup in Syria, many experts expressed concern about security during Christmas in the Christian settlements of Syria.
After Christianity, the second largest religion in the world is Islam. The rise of both these religions is connected to Palestine. Despite many similarities in both religions, there is a huge difference in the practices of Christian countries and Islamic countries. Now the question arises whether there is a government holiday to celebrate Christmas in Islamic countries like India.
While Christians celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God, Muslims do not consider Jesus to be the son of God but a Prophet (Messenger of God) just like Prophet Muhammad.
Muslim countries where there is no Christmas holiday
Christians live in almost all Muslim countries, but there is no public holiday during Christmas in countries like Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, and Iran. However, Christmas is celebrated with great pomp in Christian settlements and areas of Christian influence in both the countries and people from the Muslim community also participate in it.
In these Muslim countries, Christmas is celebrated with great pomp and show.
Except for major Muslim countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia, almost all Muslim countries observe government holidays during Christmas.
Christmas in Batroun, Lebanon 🇱🇧 pic.twitter.com/mAW3lmsGj2
— Charbel 🇱🇧✞ (@Maronitehomme) December 5, 2024
These Muslim countries have a holiday on Christmas.
- Indonesia
- Queue
- Syria
- Kuwait
- Pakistan
- Malaysia
- Oman
- UAE
- Bangladesh
- Lebanon
- Palestine (Westbank and Gaza)
- Iraq
- Sudan
- Egypt
In all these Muslim countries, the Christmas holiday is declared and government offices and schools remain closed.