End of school year
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Thursday june 22, 2023
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday june 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday june 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Independence Day
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Thursday july 6, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by France in 1975
Summer holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Friday july 7, 2023
School holidays :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday july 19, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad.
Summer holiday (end) - French schools
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Sunday september 3, 2023
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
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Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays :
Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)
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Wednesday september 27, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Friday october 20, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
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Monday november 6, 2023
School holidays :
Maore national day
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Sunday november 12, 2023
Secular holiday : Connected with the history of the Union of the Comoros, particularly the relations between the Comoros and France regarding Mayotte
Anniversary of the Death of President Ahmed Abdallah (click)
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Sunday november 26, 2023
Culture : Even though this is an official celebration, banks & businesses usually remain open
Christmas holiday (beginning) - French schools
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Friday december 15, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
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Monday december 25, 2023
cards/flowers : Only observed by a part of the population. Not an official holiday.