The business world's No-Go Days!
Burundi - bank and public holidays of the world - 1970-2070
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Labour Day (forwarded to Monday) | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday May 26, 2022 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday July 1, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Friday July 8, 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 | |
| Monday August 15, 2022 | Assumption | Catholic | |
| Monday September 12, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday October 13, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday October 13, 2022 | Rwagasore | Events, celebrations... | |
| Friday October 21, 2022 | Ndadaye Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday November 1, 2022 | All Saints' Day | Catholic | |
Labor Day/May Day
-Sunday May 1, 2022
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 .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Labour Day (forwarded to Monday)
-Monday May 2, 2022
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 .
Ascension
-Thursday May 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Independence Day
-Friday July 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Obtained in 1962 after having been administered by Belgium as a United Nations trust territory. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Assumption
-Monday August 15, 2022
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday September 12, 2022
School holidays :
Day of Mourning
-Thursday October 13, 2022
Secular holiday : Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore (10 January 1932 13 October 1961) was a Burundian Royal and politician who is considered a significant figure in the history of Burundi nationalism. He served as prime minister and was assassinated shortly before Burundian independence. [Wikipedia]
Rwagasore
-Thursday October 13, 2022
Culture : Prince Louis Rwagasore (1932-1961) was a Burundi nationalist and Prime Minister.
Ndadaye Day
-Friday October 21, 2022
Secular holiday : Melchior Ndadaye was a political leader, assassinated on Oct. 21, 1993 not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
All Saints' Day
-Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic :
