01 January - New Year's Day
01 May - Labour Day
30 July - Flame of Peace Holiday
06 August - 2007 Bridge Holiday
07 August - Republic Day
15 August - Assumption Day
01 November - All Saints' Day
15 November - Peace Day
07 December - National Day (Houphouët-Boigny Day)
25 December - Christmas Day

Muslim New Year - this is the first day of Muharram. Many Muslims use the day to remember the signifance of this month, and the Hijra, or emigration, Muhammad made to the city now known as Medina.
Recently, in many areas of Muslim population, people have begun exchanging cards and gifts on this day.

Ramadan - Ramaḍān or Ramazan is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when the Qur'an was revealed.
Ramadan timing

Mawlid Al Rasul - Milad, Milad an-Nabi or Mawlid un-Nabi is the celebration of the birthday of Muhammad.
It is recognized as a holiday in most of the countries in the Muslim world.
Large processions are held, homes or mosques are decorated, charity and food is distributed, stories about the life of Muhammad are narrated, and poems are recited by children.
Mawlid dates

Easter - the Sunday of the Resurrection, Pascha, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christianism. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians believe occurred on the third day after His crucifixion some time in the period AD 27 to 33.
Easter date

Easter Monday - is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures. Formerly, the post-Easter festivities involved a week of secular celebration, but this was reduced to one day in the 19th century.

Ascension Day - ascension of Jesus Christ. The general understanding of the Christian doctrine of Ascension holds that Jesus bodily ascended to heaven in the presence of his apostles, forty days following his resurrection. The term "heaven" is generally believed, by practicing Christians, as referring to a physical reunion and sitting at the right side with God the Father on His Throne, as opposed to a spiritual transformation and experience of the Divine which is common to the mystical traditions of many world religions.
Ascension date

Whit Monday - is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a movable feast in the Christian calendar.

Pentecost - is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year, celebrated the fiftieth day after Easter Sunday. Historically and symbolically related to the Jewish harvest festival of Shavuot, it commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus.
Pentecost date

Assumption Day - assumption of Mary. The Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus) "having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory. This means that Mary was transported into Heaven with her body and soul united. The Assumption is commonly celebrated on August 15.

Qur'an Revelation - Quran, Koran, or Al-Qur'an is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the text in its original Arabic to be the literal word of God, revealed to Muhammad over a period of 23 years and view the Qur'an as God's final revelation to humanity.

All Saints' Day - All Hallows or Hallowmas ("hallows" meaning "saints," and "mas" meaning "Mass"), is a feast celebrated November 1 in honour of all the saints, known and unknown. Halloween is the day preceding it, and is so named because it is "The Eve of All Hallows". All Saints is also a Christian formula invoking all the faithful saints and martyrs, known or unknown.

Christmas - is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated on 25th of December.

Muharram - is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan.
Muharram dates


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