National Holidays in Borno in 2023
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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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: New Year's Day (in lieu)
- 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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: Eid-el-fitri Sallah
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Eid-el-fitri Sallah
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Worker's Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Children's Day
- Children's Day is celebrated on May 27th in Nigeria. It is a public holiday for Primary and Secondary school children
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: Presidential Inauguration Day
- A public holiday has been declared for the Presidential inauguration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29th 2023.
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: Democracy Day
- Marks the annulled general election of June 12th 1993
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: Id el Kabir
- 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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: Id el Kabir Holiday
- 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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: Islamic New Year
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Eidul-Mawlid
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Independence Day
- This is the national day of Nigeria and is always celebrated on October 1st. It marks independence from British rule on 1 October 1960.
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: Independence Day (in lieu)
- This is the national day of Nigeria and is always celebrated on October 1st. It marks independence from British rule on 1 October 1960.
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: Sambisa Memorial Day
- Borno only. Remembering victims of Boko Haram insurgents
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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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