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Burundi : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Franc (BIF)
  • Internet domain: .bi - Telephone code: 257 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday february 5, 2024Day of UnitySecular holiday
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday february 23, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Mid-term holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Friday april 5, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday april 6, 2024Day of MourningSecular holiday
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday april 15, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday april 26, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday may 9, 2024AscensionCatholic or protestant
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    Friday may 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday may 13, 2024Mid-term holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end) - French schools

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Www.burundi.gov.bi
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    PISA ranking (average 493): not listed
    Schooling is mandatory till age 13
    schools may open on Saturday
    school uniforms mostly required

    We carry confirmed dates till Aug 2024 (French schools) - till Oct 2023 (local schools)

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    Day of Unity

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    Monday february 5, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Friday february 23, 2024
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    Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 5, 2024
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    Day of Mourning

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    Saturday april 6, 2024
    Secular holiday : In tribute to former president Cyprien NTARYAMIRA who was killed 2 months after his election on April 6, 1994

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 15, 2024
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Friday april 26, 2024
    School holidays :

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    Ascension

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    Thursday may 9, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Friday may 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools

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    Monday may 13, 2024
    School holidays :