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Ivory Coast Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

(a) Holidays that fall on a Sunday are often observed on the following day. (b) Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Eid al-Fitr, Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Some disruption may continue into Eid al-Fitr itself. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha may last anything from two to 10 days, depending on the region.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
February
04
Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet)
April
09
Easter Monday
May
01
Labour Day
May
17
Ascension
May
28
Whit Monday
June
17
Lailat al-Miraj (Ascent of the Prophet)
August
07
Independence Day
August
15
Lailat al Qadr (Revelation of the Quran)
August
15
Assumption
August
19
Korité (End of Ramadan)
October
26
Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice)
November
01
All Saints' Day
November
15
Peace Day
December
25
Christmas

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