Official Holidays in Rwanda 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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: New Year's Holiday
- Some countries observe a second public holiday for New Year's celebration
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: Heroes' Day
- A day to remember those who have given their lives for the good of Rwanda
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: Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day
- On April 7th, the Genocide Memorial Day public holiday in Rwanda memorialises victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
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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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: Worker's Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Eid Ul Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Independence Day
- Rwanda's National Day celebrates its independence from Belgium in July 1962
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: Liberation Day
- Marks the end of the 100 day Genocide against the Tutsi that took place in 1994.
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: Umuganura Day
- A Thanksgiving festival to mark the start of the harvest and one of the key celebrations in Rwanda
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: Eid El Haj Holiday
- As Eid El Haj is a Sunday in 2019, the following Monday will be a public holiday
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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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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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