Iso code: SS - Internet domain: .ss - Telephone code: +211 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)Weekend: Saturday & Sunday School holiday
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Wednesday march 20, 2024
School holidays : Due to scorching temperatures
Good Friday
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Friday march 29, 2024
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
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Saturday march 30, 2024
Catholic : Paid holiday
Easter
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Paid holiday
Easter Monday
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Monday april 1, 2024
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.
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Labor Day/May Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
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 .
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 10, 2024
School holidays :
SPLA Day
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Thursday may 16, 2024
Secular holiday : Anniversary of the founding of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA)
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday may 27, 2024
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday june 17, 2024
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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Tuesday july 9, 2024
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
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Tuesday july 30, 2024
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 (beginning)
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Friday september 6, 2024
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday september 23, 2024
School holidays :