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Holiday Date Notes New Year's Day: 1 January Commemorates the beginning of the calendar year. Workers' Day: 1 May Commemorates Workers' labor movement internationally. Democracy Day: 12 June Commemorates the return to Democracy in Nigeria. Independence Day: 1 October Commemorates the Independence of Nigeria from Britain. Christmas Day: 25 December
29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots. [20] 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State. [21]
It is a public holiday in Nigeria. [66] Easter usually occurs in April. [70] Easter Sunday is a joyful occasion, celebrated with feasting, dancing, drumming, and sometimes with public masquerades and dancers. [71] Majorly, a fasting exercise comes ahead of the Easter celebration which is known as the Lent. Although, it is not been practice by ...
Detty December refers to the festive period at the end of the year in Nigeria typically from mid-December through the New Year. [1] It's a time of vibrant celebrations, social gatherings , parties , and festivities characterized by high energy, excitement, and optimism.
December's Daily List of Holidays and Observances December 1. Antarctica Day. Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day. Cyber Safety Sunday. Day Without Art. Eat a Red Apple Day. National Cookie ...
Pages in category "Public holidays in Nigeria" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... This page was last edited on 11 March 2024, at 06:52 (UTC).
1 January - New Year's Day; 21 March - Human Rights Day; 29 March – Good Friday; 1 April – Family Day; 27 April – Freedom Day; 1 May - International Workers' Day; 16–17 June – Youth Day; 9 August - National Women's Day; 24 September – Heritage Day; 16 December – Day of Reconciliation; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December ...
The 26th of December is – as Second Day of Christmas (German: Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag, Dutch: Tweede kerstdag, Czech: druhý svátek vánoční, Polish: drugi dzień świąt) – a public holiday in Poland, Germany, The Netherlands and the Czech Republic.