Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday March 23, 2023
cards/flowers :
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Thursday March 30, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday April 14, 2023
School holidays :
Ramadan holiday (beginning)
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Tuesday April 18, 2023
School holidays :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday April 22, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Friday April 28, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday May 1, 2023
School holidays :
Children's Day
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Saturday May 27, 2023
School holidays :
Inauguration Day
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Monday May 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Democracy Day
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Monday June 12, 2023
Secular holiday : The Obasanjo government has decided to make a public holiday out of Democracy Day in an attempt of guarding the achievements made in 1999 and celebrating itself as the symbol of Nigerian democracy.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam. It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday June 29, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday July 20, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
End of school year
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Friday July 21, 2023
School holidays :
Beginning of school year
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Monday September 4, 2023
School holidays :