Public holidays in Burundi

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This is a list of public holidays in Burundi . [1]
DateEnglish nameComments
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.

Dates of variable holidays

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

References

  1. ↑ Burundi Business Holidays [ usurped ](in French)
  2. ↑ "Unity Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "President Ntaryamira Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. ↑ "President Nkurunziza Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Independence Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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