This is a list of public holidays in Ivory Coast.
Public holidays
Date | English | Description |
January 1 | New Year's Day | |
Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
Forty days after Easter | Ascension Day | Ascension of Jesus into Heaven |
Monday after Pentecost | Whit Monday | |
August 7 | Independence Day | From France, 1960 |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven |
November 1 | All Saints Day | |
November 15 | National Peace Day | Established in 1996.[1] |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Birthday of Muhammad |
27 Ramadan | Qadr Night | Revelation of the Qur'an |
1 Shawwal | Korité | Breaking of the Ramadan fast |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice of Abraham |
Variable dates
- 2020
- Easter Monday – April 13
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 20[2]
- Ascension Day – May 21
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 24[3]
- Whit Monday – June 1[4]
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 31[5]
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 28[6]
- 2021
- Easter Monday – April 5
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 9[2]
- Ascension Day – May 13[7]
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 13[3]
- Whit Monday – May 24[4]
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 20[5]
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 18[6]
- 2022
- Easter Monday – April 18
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 29[2]
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– May 2[3]
- Whit Monday – June 6[4]
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 9[5]
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 7[6]
- 2023
- Easter Monday – April 10
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 17[2]
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 21[3]
- Whit Monday – May 29[4]
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 28[5]
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, September 26[6]
- 2024
- Easter Monday – April 1
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 6[2]
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 10[3]
- Whit Monday – May 20[4]
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 16[5]
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
- 2029
References
- ^ "National Peace Day in Ivory Coast in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e GmbH. "Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020". Holidays and School Vacation. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Eid al-Adha 2024 | When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ". www.calendarz.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Prophet's Birthday - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Ascension - Dates and origins". icalendars.net. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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