The business world's No-Go Days!
Djibouti : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Djibouti : 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday March 12, 2023 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays |  |
| Thursday March 23, 2023 | Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
| 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 | |
| Sunday April 23, 2023 | Ramadan holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday April 27, 2023 | Spring holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday May 1, 2023 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday May 10, 2023 | Spring holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday June 27, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | Al Waqfa Day | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday June 28, 2023 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday June 29, 2023 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday July 19, 2023 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday September 3, 2023 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday September 27, 2023 | Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Sunday March 12, 2023
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Thursday March 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast
Ramadan holiday (end)
-Sunday April 23, 2023
School holidays :
Spring holiday (beginning)
-Thursday April 27, 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 .
Spring holiday (end)
-Wednesday May 10, 2023
School holidays :
Independence Day
-Tuesday June 27, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1977
Al Waqfa Day
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Independence Day
-Wednesday June 28, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by the French in 1977
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday June 29, 2023
School holidays :
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
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Wednesday July 19, 2023
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.
Summer holiday (end)
-Sunday September 3, 2023
School holidays :
Mouloud - Mawlid (Prophet's birthday)
-Wednesday September 27, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet. Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophets Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
