The business world's No-Go Days!
Burundi : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday |  |
| Monday January 3, 2022 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Tuesday February 1, 2022 | Parliament recess (end) | Special Events | |
| Tuesday February 1, 2022 | Parliament recess (end) | Special Events | |
| Saturday February 5, 2022 | Day of Unity | Secular holiday | |
| Monday February 14, 2022 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
| Friday April 1, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday April 6, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Secular holiday | |
| Monday April 11, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Monday May 2, 2022 | Labour Day (forwarded to Monday) | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday May 26, 2022 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Friday July 1, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Friday July 8, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
New Year's Day
-Saturday January 1, 2022
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Christmas holiday (end)
-Monday January 3, 2022
School holidays : Www.burundi.gov.bi
official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
PISA ranking (average 493): not listed
Schooling is mandatory till age 13
schools may open on Saturday
school uniforms mostly required
Dates confirmed till Aug 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
PISA ranking (average 493): not listed
Schooling is mandatory till age 13
schools may open on Saturday
school uniforms mostly required
Dates confirmed till Aug 2022
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
Make a Paypal donation of euros 10 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for Burundi
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Parliament recess (end)
-Tuesday February 1, 2022
Special Events :
Parliament recess (end)
-Tuesday February 1, 2022
Special Events :
Day of Unity
-Saturday February 5, 2022
Secular holiday :
Valentine's Day
-Monday February 14, 2022
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
-Friday April 1, 2022
School holidays :
Day of Mourning
-Wednesday April 6, 2022
Secular holiday : In tribute to former president Cyprien NTARYAMIRA who was killed 2 months after his election on April 6, 1994
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday April 11, 2022
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
-Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Labour Day (forwarded to Monday)
-Monday May 2, 2022
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension
-Thursday May 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Independence Day
-Friday July 1, 2022
Secular holiday : Obtained in 1962 after having been administered by Belgium as a United Nations trust territory. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Friday July 8, 2022
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
