Labour Day
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Monday may 1, 2023
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 holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday may 17, 2023
School holidays :
Ascension
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Thursday may 18, 2023
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.
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday may 22, 2023
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Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday may 26, 2023
School holidays :
Whit Monday
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Monday may 29, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday may 30, 2023
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday june 18, 2023
cards/flowers :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday june 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Monday july 31, 2023
School holidays :
Republic Day
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Monday august 7, 2023
Secular holiday :
Assumption
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Tuesday august 15, 2023
Catholic : The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is the dogma so far defined by the Church. The definition was made by Pope Pius XII on 1st November 1950. The Pope proclaimed: We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.
Regional elections
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Saturday september 2, 2023
Special Events :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday september 11, 2023
School holidays : One week earlier in French schools
Tour de Côte d'Ivoire
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Saturday september 23, 2023
Sports events : Https://www.velowire.com bicycle race 2023 edition NOT confirmed
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday september 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
All Saints (beginning)
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Friday october 27, 2023
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All Saints' Day
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Wednesday november 1, 2023
Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
All Saints (end)
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Thursday november 9, 2023
School holidays :
Marathon de Côte d'Ivoire
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Wednesday november 15, 2023
Sports events : Http://www.marathondecotedivoire.com/ in Abidjan
Day of Peace
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Wednesday november 15, 2023
Secular holiday :
Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF)
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Tuesday november 21, 2023
Tradeshows : Https://www.intrafricantradefair.com/ in Abidjan 2023 edition confirmed