Date
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English Name
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Comments
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January 1
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New Year's Day
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February 5
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Unity Day
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Intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.[2]
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April 6
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Cyprien Ntaryamira Day
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Marks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994.[3]
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May 1
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Labour Day
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International Workers' Day
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April or May 40 days after Easter
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Ascension
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July 1
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Independence Day
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Independence from Belgium in 1962.[4]
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August 15
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Assumption
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October 13
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Rwagasore Day
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Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist assassinated in 1961.
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October 21
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Ndadaye Day
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President Melchior Ndadaye′s assaaination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War
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November 1
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All Saints' Day
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December 25
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Christmas Day
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10 Dhu al-Hijjah date varies
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Eid al-Adha Feast of the Sacrifice
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This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son.
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