The business world's No-Go Days!
South Sudan : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday April 7, 2023 | Good Friday | Catholic or protestant |  |
| Saturday April 8, 2023 | Holy Saturday | Catholic | |
| Sunday April 9, 2023 | Easter | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 10, 2023 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday April 17, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| 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 | |
| Tuesday April 25, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 16, 2023 | SPLA Day | National Day | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday July 3, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday July 9, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Sunday July 30, 2023 | Martyr's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday September 18, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | 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.
Holy Saturday
-Saturday April 8, 2023
Catholic : Paid holiday
Easter
-Sunday April 9, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Paid holiday
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.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Monday April 17, 2023
School holidays :
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 :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Tuesday April 25, 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 .
SPLA Day
-Tuesday May 16, 2023
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the founding of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA)
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (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. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Monday July 3, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Sunday July 9, 2023
Secular holiday : Proclaimed on July 9, 2011, but already recognized by Germany and Sudan on July 8.
Declared the 193th country of the UN on July 14.
Martyr's Day
-Sunday July 30, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior.
Waged a successful war against the Islamic Government of Sudan for almost 22 years until 2005.
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday September 18, 2023
School holidays :
