Public holidays in Burundi

This is a list of public holidays in Burundi.
Date English Name Comments
January 1 New Year's Day
February 5 Unity Day Intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.
April 6 Ntaryamira Day Marks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994.
May 1 Labour Day International Workers' Day
April or May
40 days after Easter		 Ascension Day
June 8 Nkurunziza Day Marks the anniversary of President Nkurunziza's death in 2020.
July 1 Independence Day Independence from Belgium in 1962.
August 15 Assumption Day
October 13 Rwagasore Day Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist, assassinated in 1961.
October 21 Ndadaye Day President Melchior Ndadaye's assassination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War
November 1 All Saints' Day
December 25 Christmas Day
1 Shawwal
date varies		 Eid al-Fitr This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s ramadan of his son.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah
date varies		 Eid al-Adha This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son.
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