The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has declared Thursday May 13th 2021 as a regular holiday in observance of the Eid‘l Fitr, the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos recommended the national holiday, Duterte said in Proclamation No. 1142. “The entire Filipino nation should have the full […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday May 12th and Thursday May 13th as public holidays to mark the 2021 Eid-ul-Fitri celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday May 10th 2021. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, […]
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Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has gazetted Friday May 14th 2021 as a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Fitr. Idd-ul-Fitr, the festival of fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadhan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 […]
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Saudi Arabia has announced the dates for the Eid Al Fitr holiday, marking the end of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan for employees of public and private sectors. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has said that the Eid holiday for the public sector employees will begin on Thursday, Ramadan 25 (May […]
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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has announced the Eid Al Fitr holidays for 2021 for the private sector. According to a tweet by the ministry, Ramadan 29 from Shawwal 3 of 1442 Hijri will be paid holidays on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr Earlier, the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources confirmed […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday May 3rd 2021, as a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday. Aregbesola who congratulated the Nigerian Workers for witnessing this year’s celebration commended them for their patience, […]
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The date for the first Matariki public holiday will be June 24th 2022. Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster. Before sunrise during New Zealand’s winter, the cluster is visible as a faint sparkle of tiny dots when you look towards the northeast horizon. It rises during June or July and marks […]
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During the 29th session of the Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday December 16th 2020, Christmas was officially recognized as a public holiday for all Iraqis. The approval came after a request by Iraqi President Barham Salih to make December 25th a public holiday, a move widely welcomed by Iraqis of all backgrounds. The Iraqi Minister of […]
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Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24th 2020, is now a federal holiday, according to an executive order signed Friday by President Trump. Under the executive order, signed Friday, “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Thursday, 24 December 2020, the day before Christmas Day”. […]
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His Excellency, Adama Barrow, President of the Republic of The Gambia has declared, Thursday October 29th 2020 as a public holiday throughout the country in observance of Maulud Nabi, locally called “GAMO” which will be observed on Wednesday night, October 28th 2020. The holiday is to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) with an […]
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