: calendar for 2025
2025
1 Jan New Year's Day
5 Feb Unity Day
30 Mar Eid al-Fitr
6 Apr President Ntaryamira Day
7 Apr Day off for President Ntaryamira Day
1 May International Workers' Day
29 May Ascension Day
5 Jun Election Day
6 Jun Eid al-Adha
8 Jun President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
9 Jun Day off for President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
1 Jul Independence Day
15 Aug Assumption
25 Aug Election Day
13 Oct Prince Louis Rwagasore Day
21 Oct President Ndadaye's Day
1 Nov All Saints
25 Dec Christmas Day
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Jan 1, Wed
New Year's Day
Jour de l’An
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year
New Year's Day

Feb 5, Wed
Unity Day
Umunsi w'Ubumwe
Public holiday intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.

Mar 30, Sun
Eid al-Fitr
Eid ul Fitr
Important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr

Apr 6, Sun
President Ntaryamira Day
Umunsi wa Ntaryamira
The day in Burundi commemorates the death of President Cyprien Ntaryamira, who died in a plane crash on April 6, 1994.

Apr 7, Mon
Day off for President Ntaryamira Day
Fête du Président Ntaryamira

May 1, Thu
International Workers' Day
Fête du Travail
A holiday observed on May 1st to recognize workers and labor rights, with historical origins in late 19th-century labor demonstrations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
International Workers' Day

May 29, Thu
Ascension Day
Ascension
This holiday commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension
Ascension Day

Jun 5, Thu
Election Day
Jour d’élection
The day is set aside for voters in Burundi to elect political leaders in presidential, parliamentary, or local elections.

Jun 6, Fri
Eid al-Adha
Tabaski
One of the most important Islamic holidays, it honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. Begins on the tenth day of the Islamic month Dhu'l-Hijjah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
Eid al-Adha

Jun 8, Sun
President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
Umunsi wa Nkurunziza
The day in Burundi honors former President Pierre Nkurunziza following his death in office in 2020.

Jun 9, Mon
Day off for President Pierre Nkurunziza Day
Fête du Président Pierre Nkurunziza

Jul 1, Tue
Independence Day
Umunsi w’ukwikukira (Umunsi w'Ukwikukira)
The day marks Burundi’s independence from Belgian colonial administration on July 1, 1962.

Aug 15, Fri
Assumption
Assomption
The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birthday (the day that Mary was received into Heaven).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary

Aug 25, Mon
Election Day
Jour d’élection
The day is set aside for voters in Burundi to elect political leaders in presidential, parliamentary, or local elections.

Oct 13, Mon
Prince Louis Rwagasore Day
Umunsi wa Louis Rwagasore
The day in Burundi honors Prince Louis Rwagasore, a national independence hero assassinated on October 13, 1961.

Oct 21, Tue
President Ndadaye's Day
Umunsi w’Intwari Ndadaye
The day in Burundi honors President Melchior Ndadaye, the country’s first democratically elected president, who was assassinated on October 21, 1993.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndadaye_Day

Nov 1, Sat
All Saints
La Toussaint
Commemoration day for all Christian saints.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day
All Saints

Dec 25, Thu
Christmas Day
Noël
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day