Niger : 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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Friday July 1, 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 | |
Sunday July 10, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Saturday July 30, 2022 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Wednesday August 3, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Tuesday September 6, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Monday September 26, 2022 | Parliament sitting days (end) | Special Events | |
Saturday October 8, 2022 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Friday October 28, 2022 | All Saints - (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday November 7, 2022 | All Saints - (end) | School holidays | |
Friday December 16, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday December 18, 2022 | Proclamation of the Republic | Secular holiday | |
Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 1, 2022
School holidays : Lycée La Fontaine, Niamey
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.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 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.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
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. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).
Independence Day
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Wednesday August 3, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1960
Summer holiday (end)
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Tuesday September 6, 2022
School holidays : Lycée La Fontaine, Niamey
Parliament sitting days (end)
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Monday September 26, 2022
Special Events :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday October 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
All Saints - (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays : Lycée La Fontaine, Niamey
All Saints - (end)
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Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays : Lycée La Fontaine, Niamey
Christmas holiday (beginning)
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Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays : Lycée La Fontaine, Niamey
Proclamation of the Republic
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Sunday December 18, 2022
Secular holiday : The date of December 18, 1958 was the date of the proclamation of the Republic of Niger. Niger becomes an autonomous republic within the French Community
Christmas Day
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Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant :