Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme
The Tunisian government FAQ lists Fête de la Femme on 13 August among holidays granting leave to state/public-sector personnel and cites Decree No. 2011-317; Tunisia’s Ministry of Justice separately documents the Personal Status Code as promulgated on 13 August 1956.
Date and recurrence
13 August
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Tunisia / public-sector holiday and women’s-rights commemoration associated with the Personal Status Code. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Women’s and Family Day, Fête de la Femme
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Government of Tunisia — public-holiday FAQ / Fête de la FemmeNational Government Holiday Guidance
- Tunisia Ministry of Justice — promulgation of the Personal Status CodeNational Government Legal History
Frequently asked questions
When is Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme?
13 August The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 August each year within the cited Tunisian public-sector holiday framework..
Does Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Tunisia / public-sector holiday and women’s-rights commemoration associated with the Personal Status Code. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme?
The stored designation basis is: The Tunisian government FAQ lists Fête de la Femme on 13 August among holidays granting leave to state/public-sector personnel and cites Decree No. 2011-317; Tunisia’s Ministry of Justice separately documents the Personal Status Code as promulgated on 13 August 1956.. Supporting provenance includes Government of Tunisia — public-holiday FAQ / Fête de la Femme. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Women’s Day (Tunisia) / Fête de la Femme international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Tunisia. Its fuller verified scope is: Tunisia / public-sector holiday and women’s-rights commemoration associated with the Personal Status Code.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
Other observances on August 13
These records also resolve to August 13, 2027 under the current authority data.
International Left-Handers Day
The Left-Handers Club identifies 13 August as International Left-Handers Day and says it launched the event in 1992