National Holidays in Congo in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Congo
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Easter
- Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Ascension Day
- This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
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: Pentecost Monday
- Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
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: Reconciliation Day
- Commemoration of the Conference on National Sovereignty in 1991
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: Independence Day
- The Republic of the Congo received full independence from France on August 15th 1960
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: All Saints' Day
- Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
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: Republic Day
- The Republic of the Congo was proclaimed on November 28th 1958, after the dissolution of French Equatorial Africa
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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