This is a list of public holidays in Ivory Coast.
Public holidays
Date | English | Description |
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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. |
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
- Ascension Day – May 21
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 24
- Whit Monday – June 1
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 31
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 28
- 2021
- Easter Monday – April 5
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 9
- Ascension Day – May 13
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 13
- Whit Monday – May 24
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 20
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 18
- 2022
- Easter Monday – April 18
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 29
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– May 2
- Whit Monday – June 6
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 9
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 7
- 2023
- Easter Monday – April 10
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 17
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 21
- Whit Monday – May 29
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 28
- Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, September 26
- 2024
- Easter Monday – April 1
- Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 6
- Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 10
- Whit Monday – May 20
- Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 16
- 2025
- Easter Monday – April 21
- 2026
- Easter Monday – April 6
- 2027
- Easter Monday – March 29
- 2028
- Easter Monday – April 17
- 2029
- Easter Monday – April 2
References
- "National Peace Day in Ivory Coast in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ GmbH. "Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020". Holidays and School Vacation. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Eid al-Adha 2024 | When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ". www.calendarz.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "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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