Public holidays in Ivory Coast
This is a list of public holidays in Ivory Coast.
Public holidays
Date | English | Description |
---|---|---|
January 1 | New Year's Day | |
Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
Forty days after Easter | Ascension Day | Ascension of Jesus into Heaven |
Monday after Pentecost | Whit Monday | |
August 7 | Independence Day | From France, 1960 |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven |
November 1 | All Saints Day | |
November 15 | National Peace Day | Established in 1996.[1] |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad |
27 Ramadan | Qadr Night | Revelation of the Qur'an |
1 Shawwal | Korité | Breaking of the Ramadan fast |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice of the prophet Abraham |
Variable dates
References
- "National Peace Day in Ivory Coast in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- "Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- GmbH. "Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020". Holidays and School Vacation. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Eid al-Adha 2024 | When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ". www.calendarz.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Prophet's Birthday - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- "Ascension - Dates and origins". icalendars.net. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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