Public holidays in Cameroon
- This is a list of holidays in Cameroon
Fixed
Date | English Name | French Name | Notes |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | Nouvel An | |
February 11 | Youth Day | Journée de la jeunesse | Commemorates the unification in 1961 and honors young people.[1] |
May 1 | Labour Day | Fête du Travail | |
May 20 | National Day | Fête Nationale | Cameroon replaced its federal structure on May 20, 1972. |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Assomption | |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Noël |
Movable holidays
The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date.
English Name | Date | Description |
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Good Friday | Friday before Easter | Crucifixion of Jesus |
Ascension Day | 39 days after Easter | Ascension of Jesus into Heaven |
Eid al-Fitr | 1 Shawwal | Celebrates end of Ramadan |
Eid al-Adha | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Feast of Sacrifice |
Mawlid | 12 Rabi' al-awwal | The Prophet's Birthday |
See also
- Nigeria
References
- ^ "Youth Day in Cameroon in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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Public holidays in Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition
recognition
Dependencies and
other territories
other territories
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
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