Independence Day (Burundi)

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This is a list of public holidays in Burundi.[1]
Date English name Comments
January 1 New Year's Day
February 5 Unity Day Intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.[2]
April 6 Ntaryamira Day Marks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994.[3]
May 1 Labour Day International Workers' Day
April or May
40 days after Easter		 Ascension Day
June 8 National Patriotism Day Coincides with the anniversary of President Nkurunziza's death in 2020.[4][5]
July 1 Independence Day Independence from Belgium in 1962.[6]
August 15 Assumption Day
October 13 Rwagasore Day Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist, Prime Minister and the father of Independence of Burundi, assassinated in 1961.
October 21 Ndadaye Day President Melchior Ndadaye, father of Democracy, was assassinated in 1993 and his death sparked the Burundian Civil War
November 1 All Saints' Day
December 25 Christmas Day
1 Shawwal
date varies		 Eid al-Fitr This national holiday celebrates the end of Ramadan.
10 Dhu al-Hijjah
date varies		 Eid al-Adha This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son.

Dates of variable holidays

2021
  • Ascension: May 13
  • Eid al-Adha: July 20
2022
  • Labour Day: May 2
  • Ascension: May 25
  • Eid al-Adha: July 10
  • Christmas: December 26
2023
  • Ascension: May 18
  • Eid al-Adha: June 28
2024
  • Ascension: May 9
  • Eid al-Adha: June 17
2025
  • Ascension: May 29
  • Eid al-Adha: June 7

References

  1. Burundi Business Holidays (in French)
  2. "Unity Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. "President Ntaryamira Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. "Journée Nationale du Patriotisme: le Burundi se recueille en mémoire de feu Président Nkurunziza". Ntare Rushatsi House (in French). Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  5. "President Nkurunziza Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  6. "Independence Day in Burundi in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 14, 2021.