The Jordan Securities Commission closes on weekends (Fridays & Saturdays) & in observance of the following Official & Islamic holidays for the year 2012:
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Date
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Day
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Occasion
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Comments
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Jan. 1st
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Sunady
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New Year's Day
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Feb. 4th
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Saturday
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Prophet Mohammad's Birthday
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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May 1st
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Tuesday
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Labour Day
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Official Holiday
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May 25th
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Friday
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Jordan Independence Day
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Official Holiday
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Aug. 19th
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Sunday
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Eid Al- Fiter
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Aug. 20th
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Monday
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Eid Al- Fiter
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Aug. 21th
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Tuesday
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Eid Al- Fiter
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Aug. 22th
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Wednesday
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Eid Al- Fiter
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Oct. 25th
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Thursday
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Eid Al-Adha
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Oct. 26th
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Friday
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Eid Al-Adha
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Oct. 27th
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Saturday
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Eid Al-Adha
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Oct. 28th
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Sunday
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Eid Al-Adha
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Oct. 29th
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Monday
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Eid Al-Adha
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Nov. 15th
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Thursday
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New Hijri Year
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Islamic Holiday(1)
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Dec. 25th
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Tuesday
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Christmas Day
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The implementation of summer & winter time is as follows:
- Summer time (GMT+3): Clocks will be moved ahead 60 minutes from the midnight of the last Thursday of March of every year.
- Winter time (GMT+2): Clocks will be moved backwards 60 minutes from the morning of the last Friday of October of every year.
(1) Islamic holidays depend on the Muslim Lunar Calendar & may differ one or two days from the dates mentioned above.