Public holidays in Burundi
- This is a list of public holidays in Burundi.[1]
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 | Cyprien 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 | |
July 1 | Independence Day | Independence from Belgium in 1962.[4] |
August 15 | Assumption | |
October 13 | Rwagasore Day | Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist assassinated in 1961. |
October 21 | Ndadaye Day | President Melchior Ndadaye′s assaaination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War |
November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
December 25 | Christmas Day | |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah date varies | Eid al-Adha Feast of the Sacrifice | This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son. |
Dates of variable holidays
- 2021
- Ascension: May 13
- Eid al-Adha: July 20
- 2022
- Labour Day: May 2
- Ascension: May 25
- Eid al-Adha: July 10
- Christmas: December 26
- 2023
- Ascension: May 18
- Eid al-Adha: June 28
- 2024
- Ascension: May 9
- Eid al-Adha: June 17
- 2025
- Ascension: May 29
- Eid al-Adha: June 7
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