Guinea-Bissau : 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
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Thursday June 30, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Wednesday August 3, 2022 | Colonization Martyr's Day | Secular holiday | |
Saturday September 24, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Tuesday September 27, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday October 28, 2022 | All Saints (beginning) | School holidays | |
Wednesday November 2, 2022 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
Monday November 7, 2022 | All Saints - (end) | School holidays | |
Monday November 14, 2022 | Readjustment Movement Day | Secular holiday | |
Friday December 16, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 18, 2022 | Parliamentary election | Special Events | |
Sunday December 18, 2022 | Parliamentary election | Special Events | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday June 30, 2022
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 9, 2022
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.
Colonization Martyr's Day
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Wednesday August 3, 2022
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the killing of Pidjiguiti
Independence Day
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Saturday September 24, 2022
Secular holiday : Proclaimed in 1973. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized by Portugal in 1974
Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday September 27, 2022
School holidays :
All Saints (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays :
Banks are closed
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Wednesday November 2, 2022
Banks only :
All Saints - (end)
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Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays :
Readjustment Movement Day
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Monday November 14, 2022
Secular holiday :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Parliamentary election
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Sunday December 18, 2022
Special Events :
Parliamentary election
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Sunday December 18, 2022
Special Events :
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.