National Holidays in Niger 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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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Concord Day
- Commemorates the signing of the peace accords that ended the Tuareg Rebellion in 1995
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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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: Laylat al-Qadr
- The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
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: Korité
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Independence Day
- Commemoration of Niger's independence from France on August 3rd 1960
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: Tabaski
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Tabaski Holiday
- Second day of holidays to mark the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
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: Muharam
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Mouloud
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Republic Day
- Commemoration of the First Republic of Niger in 1958 and autonomy within France
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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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