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Date | English Name | Comments |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | |
February 5 | Unity Day | Intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu. [2] |
April 6 | Ntaryamira Day | Marks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994. [3] |
May 1 | Labour Day | International Workers' Day |
April or May 40 days after Easter | Ascension Day | |
June 8 | Nkurunziza Day | Marks the anniversary of President Nkurunziza's death in 2020. [4] |
July 1 | Independence Day | Independence from Belgium in 1962. [5] |
August 15 | Assumption Day | |
October 13 | Rwagasore Day | Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist, assassinated in 1961. |
October 21 | Ndadaye Day | President Melchior Ndadaye's assassination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War |
November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
December 25 | Christmas Day | |
1 Shawwal date varies | Eid al-Fitr | This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s ramadan of his son. |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah date varies | Eid al-Adha | This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son. |