LIST OF OFFICIAL PUBLIC HOLY DAYS IN NIGERIA

In Nigeria, the following official public holidays are recognized annually:

  1. New Year’s Day – January 1
  2. Good Friday – Date varies (Christian holiday observed on the Friday before Easter)
  3. Easter Monday – Date varies (Christian holiday observed the day after Easter Sunday)
  4. Workers’ Day – May 1
  5. Democracy Day – June 12
  6. Eid-el-Fitr – Date varies (Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan; typically a two-day holiday)
  7. Eid-el-Kabir (also known as Eid al-Adha) – Date varies (Islamic holiday commemorating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son; typically a two-day holiday)
  8. Independence Day – October 1
  9. Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (also known as Eid-el-Maulud) – Date varies (Islamic holiday celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad)
  10. Christmas Day – December 25
  11. Boxing Day – December 26

These dates are determined by either the Gregorian calendar or the lunar Islamic calendar, meaning the exact dates for Islamic holidays vary each year.

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