Public holidays in Nigeria

Nigeria has many public holidays.

Public holidays

Holiday	Date	Notes
New Year's Day	1 January	Commemorates the beginning of the calendar year.
Women's Day	8 March	Commemorates Women's contributions to society internationally.
Workers' Day	1 May	Commemorates Workers' labor movement internationally.
Children's Day	27 May	School holiday for Children.
Democracy Day	29 May	Commemorates the return to Democracy in Nigeria.
Independence Day	1 October	Commemorates the Independence of Nigeria from Britain.
Christmas Day	25 December	Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus.
Boxing Day	26 December	Christian holiday commemorating the day after Christmas.

In addition, Nigeria officially celebrates a few moveable holidays, which occur on different dates every year:

Holiday	Notes
Mawlid	Muslim holiday celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.
Eid al-Adha	Muslim holiday celebrating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Fitr	Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting.
Good Friday	Christian holiday celebrating the crucifixion of Jesus.
Easter Monday	Christian holiday celebrating the Monday after Easter.

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