National Holidays in Kenya in 2019
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Madaraka Day
- Commemorates the day that Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963
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: Idd-ul-Fitr
- The festival of Idd-ul-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Idd-ul-Azha
- Commemorates the Prophet Abrahams willingness to sacrifice everything for God
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: Mazingira Day
- A day for all Kenyans to participate in environment conservation activities.
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: Mashujaa Day (in lieu)
- October 20th honours all those who contributed towards the struggle for independence
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: Diwali
- Celebrations revolve around the triumph of good over evil, purity over impurity, light over darkness
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: Jamhuri Day
- Marks the date of Kenya's establishment as a republic on December 12th 1964
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Boxing Day
- The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.
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