Does Iraq celebrate Christmas?

On February 25th, 20 18, 18, the Iraqi cabinet voted to pass the amendment to the National Holiday Law, stipulating that Christmas is a holiday for all Iraqis, not just Christians. The Iraqi government also sent a message on Twitter, wishing all Iraqis a happy holiday, "Merry Christmas to all Iraqis and everyone who celebrates this holiday around the world."

Christmas is a traditional festival in the west and the most important festival in many western countries. On this day every year, cheerful Christmas songs are flying in the streets and alleys, and the shopping malls are full of beautiful things, filled with warm and happy atmosphere everywhere. In their sweet dreams, the children are looking forward to the arrival of Santa Claus from the sky and the presents they dream of.

Geographical environment:

Iraq is located in the southwest of Asia and the northeast of Arabian Peninsula with a land area of 438,300 square kilometers (including 924 square kilometers of water and 3,522 square kilometers of Iraq in the neutral zone between Iraq and Saudi Arabia). It borders Turkey in the north, Iran in the east, Syria and Jordan in the west, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in the south and the Persian Gulf in the southeast.

Iraq's seaport is only located at the southeast end of a short coast at the top of the Persian Gulf. The coastline is 60 kilometers long. The width of the territorial sea is 12 nautical mile. The southwest is a part of the Arabian Plateau, leaning towards the eastern plain; There are Kurdish mountains in the northeast and desert areas in the west.