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Nigeria (Rivers) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Nigeria (Rivers) : 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
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday March 31, 2023 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday April 21, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Saturday April 22, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday April 24, 2023 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Saturday May 27, 2023 | Children's Day | School holidays | |
| Monday May 29, 2023 | Inauguration Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 30, 2023 | Regional holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Monday June 12, 2023 | Democracy Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday July 21, 2023 | End of school year | School holidays | |
| Tuesday September 5, 2023 | Beginning of school year | School holidays | |
Easter holiday (beginning)
-Friday March 31, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
-Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter Monday
-Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Easter holiday (end)
-Monday April 24, 2023
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
-Monday May 1, 2023
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 .
Children's Day
-Saturday May 27, 2023
School holidays :
Inauguration Day
-Monday May 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Regional holiday
-Tuesday May 30, 2023
Secular holiday : To honour the Igbo who had lost their lives in sectarian killings in the country from 1945 to date, including the 1967-1970 war. in Biafra only
Democracy Day
-Monday June 12, 2023
Secular holiday : The Obasanjo government has decided to make a public holiday out of Democracy Day in an attempt of guarding the achievements made in 1999 and celebrating itself as the symbol of Nigerian democracy.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) 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)
-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.
End of school year
-Friday July 21, 2023
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
-Tuesday September 5, 2023
School holidays :
