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There are approximately fourteen nationally recognized public holidays in '''[[Uganda]]'''.<ref>[http://www.journeymart.com/tools/world-holidays/uganda.aspx List]</ref> |
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== Main Holidays == |
== Main Holidays == |
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*January 1: New Year's Day |
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* January 26: [[National_Resistance_Movement|NRM]] Liberation Day |
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|1 January || [[New Year's Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Uganda Public Holidays 2020 |url=https://publicholidays.ug/2020-dates/ |website=PublicHolidays.ug |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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* Date variable: Easter Monday |
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* March 8: Women's Day |
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* May 1: Labour Day |
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|26 January || NRM [[Liberation Day]] ||Fireworks, military parades and sporting events to celebrate the 1986 overthrow of the then sitting government.<ref>{{cite web |title=NRM Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 |url=https://publicholidays.ug/nrm-liberation-day/ |website=PublicHolidays.ug |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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* June 3: Martyr's Day |
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* June 9: National Heroes Day |
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* [http://www.when-is.com/eid-al-fitr.asp Date variable]: [[Eid al-Fitr]] (End of Ramadan) |
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|8 March || [[International Women's Day|Women's Day]] || |
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* [http://www.when-is.com/eid-al-adha.asp Date variable]: [[Eid al-Adha]] (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
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|1 May || [[Labour Day]] || |
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|3 June || [[Uganda Martyrs|Uganda Martyrs' Day]] ||Honors 45 Christians who were martyred between 1885 and 1887. |
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|9 June || [[National Heroes' Day]] ||Begun in 2001, this holiday honours people who fought on both sides of the [[Ugandan Bush War]]. The date recalls the assassination of [[Eddidian Babumba Mukiibi Luttamaguzi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=National Heroes Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 |url=https://publicholidays.ug/national-heroes-day/ |website=PublicHolidays.ug |access-date=August 23, 2020}}</ref> |
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|26 December || [[Boxing Day]] || |
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|Friday of [[Holy Week]]<br>March or April ||[[Good Friday]] ||[[Crucifixion of Jesus]] |
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|Monday after [[Easter]]<br>March or April ||[[Easter Monday]] ||Christian Feast of the Resurrection |
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|1 [[Shawwal]] ||[[Eid al-Fitr]] ||Muslim End of Ramadan |
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|10 [[Dhu al-Hijjah]] ||[[Eid al-Adha]] ||Muslim Feast of Sacrifice |
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 8 September 2024
There are approximately fourteen nationally recognized public holidays in Uganda.[1]
Main Holidays
[edit]Date | Name | Description |
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1 January | New Year's Day[2] | |
26 January | NRM Liberation Day | Fireworks, military parades and sporting events to celebrate the 1986 overthrow of the then sitting government.[3] |
16 February | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day | |
8 March | Women's Day | |
1 May | Labour Day | |
3 June | Uganda Martyrs' Day | Honors 45 Christians who were martyred between 1885 and 1887. |
9 June | National Heroes' Day | Begun in 2001, this holiday honours people who fought on both sides of the Ugandan Bush War. The date recalls the assassination of Eddidian Babumba Mukiibi Luttamaguzi.[4] |
9 October | Independence Day | From the United Kingdom, 1962 |
25 December | Christmas Day | |
26 December | Boxing Day | |
Friday of Holy Week March or April |
Good Friday | Crucifixion of Jesus |
Monday after Easter March or April |
Easter Monday | Christian Feast of the Resurrection |
1 Shawwal | Eid al-Fitr | Muslim End of Ramadan |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Eid al-Adha | Muslim Feast of Sacrifice |
References
[edit]- ^ List
- ^ "Uganda Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "NRM Liberation Day 2021, 2022 and 2023". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "National Heroes Day 2021, 2022 and 2023". PublicHolidays.ug. Retrieved August 23, 2020.