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Public holidays in Somalia are based on two official calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, and the Islamic lunar calendar for religious holidays.
Date English Name French Name Notes January 1 New Year's Day: Nouvel An February 11 Youth Day: Journée de la jeunesse Commemorates the unification in 1961 and honors young people.
Islamic calendar date English name Amharic name Notes Moveable: Ramadan: Ramadaan: Ninth month, devoted to fasting 12 Rabi' al-awwal (Sunni) 17 Rabi' al-awwal (Shia) Mawlid: Mawliid
Mauritius has collected some gold, silver and bronze medals at the Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien (JIOI). [52] The second and the fifth editions were hosted by Mauritius in 1985 and 2003 respectively. Mauritius also organised the JIOI in 2019, where the Mauritian athletes dominated the games and won numerous gold medals and the competition.
This is an incomplete list of holidays in the Comoros. January 1: New Year's Day; March 18: Cheikh Al Maarouf Day, death date of an Islamic preacher [1] May 1: Labour Day; July 6: National Day, celebrates independence from France in 1975. [2] November 12: Maore Day. Since 2005 National Maore Day has been one of the ways to fight against the ...
Date Name Remarks January 1: New Year's Day: February 11: Armed Forces Day: Honors the Armed Forces of Liberia [2]: Second Wednesday of March: Decoration Day: Day to decorate the graves of ancestors.
In the British Isles, the term bank holiday is used to refer to days established as public holidays in statute law. [1] In England and Wales, Good Friday and Christmas Day are known as common law holidays, as they have been celebrated by custom since time immemorial. [2]
A jack-o'-lantern, one of the symbols of Halloween. There are no national holidays on which the law requires all businesses to close. Federal holidays are only established for certain federally chartered and regulated businesses, government contractors, and the city of Washington, DC.