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Prophet's Birthday in Syria in Damascus/Nationwide
Prophet's Birthday in Syria marks Mawlid al-Nabi, the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth on the twelfth of Rabi al-Awwal, observed nationwide as a public holiday. Damascus mosques and neighborhoods fill with religious recitations, sweets, and family gatherings, and the occasion is marked across the country regardless of the mixed religious character of any given city or town.
Each year, on the twelfth day of Rabi al-Awwal in the Islamic lunar calendar, Syria marks Mawlid al-Nabi, the commemoration of the Prophet Muhammad's birth, as a nationwide public holiday.