The business world's No-Go Days!
Congo (Dem. Rep. of the) : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | School holidays | School holidays |  |
| Saturday January 1, 2022 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday January 4, 2022 | Parliament recess (end) | Special Events | |
| Tuesday January 4, 2022 | Independence Martyrs Day | Secular holiday | |
| Monday January 10, 2022 | Christmas holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Friday January 14, 2022 | Parliament recess (beginning) | Special Events | |
| Saturday January 15, 2022 | L.D. Kabila Assassination | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday January 16, 2022 | L.D. Kabila Assassination | Secular holiday | |
| Monday January 17, 2022 | Day of National Heroe, Patrice-Emery Lumumba | Secular holiday | |
| Monday January 24, 2022 | Peaceful and Democratic Alternation day | Events, celebrations... | |
| Monday February 14, 2022 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
| Thursday February 24, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday February 28, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Thursday March 17, 2022 | Parliament recess (end) | Special Events | |
| Thursday March 24, 2022 | Day of National Heroe, Joseph Kasa-Vubu | Secular holiday | |
| Thursday April 7, 2022 | Easter holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday April 18, 2022 | Easter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday April 30, 2022 | Public holiday | Secular holiday | |
| Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday May 17, 2022 | National liberation Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday June 15, 2022 | Tour du Congo | Sports events | |
| Friday June 17, 2022 | Parliament recess (beginning) | Special Events | |
| Thursday June 30, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Tuesday July 19, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday July 29, 2022 | Foire internationale de Kinshasa (FIKIN) | Tradeshows | |
School holidays
-Saturday January 1, 2022
School holidays : Http://eduquepsp.education
official calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education
Schooling is mandatory till age 14 - 60% of children do not attend school
Number of instructional days: 222 in primary
schools are open on Saturday
school uniforms 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
Schooling is mandatory till age 14 - 60% of children do not attend school
Number of instructional days: 222 in primary
schools are open on Saturday
school uniforms 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 the Congo
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
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
Parliament recess (end)
-Tuesday January 4, 2022
Special Events :
Independence Martyrs Day
-Tuesday January 4, 2022
Secular holiday :
Christmas holiday (end)
-Monday January 10, 2022
School holidays :
Parliament recess (beginning)
-Friday January 14, 2022
Special Events :
L.D. Kabila Assassination
-Saturday January 15, 2022
Secular holiday :
L.D. Kabila Assassination
-Sunday January 16, 2022
Secular holiday :
Day of National Heroe, Patrice-Emery Lumumba
-Monday January 17, 2022
Secular holiday :
Peaceful and Democratic Alternation day
-Monday January 24, 2022
Culture : On 24 January 2019, Joseph Kabila, after 18 years in power, ceded power to Felix Tshisekedi after a controversial electoral process.
On the brink of civil war, this peaceful transfer has allowed the DRC to preserve civil peace from 2021
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)
-Thursday February 24, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
-Monday February 28, 2022
School holidays :
Parliament recess (end)
-Thursday March 17, 2022
Special Events :
Day of National Heroe, Joseph Kasa-Vubu
-Thursday March 24, 2022
Secular holiday : The first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from 1960 until 1965.
Easter holiday (beginning)
-Thursday April 7, 2022
School holidays :
Easter holiday (end)
-Monday April 18, 2022
School holidays :
Public holiday
-Saturday April 30, 2022
Secular holiday :
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 .
National liberation Day
-Tuesday May 17, 2022
Secular holiday : Day of the seizure of power by the AFDL, release of the mobutism
Tour du Congo
-Wednesday June 15, 2022
Sports events : 2022 edition NOT confirmed
Parliament recess (beginning)
-Friday June 17, 2022
Special Events :
Independence Day
-Thursday June 30, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960 Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Tuesday July 19, 2022
School holidays : www.tasok.cd
Foire internationale de Kinshasa (FIKIN)
-Friday July 29, 2022
Tradeshows : Lasts 3 weeks 2022 edition NOT confirmed
