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Christmas

South Africa announces Dec 27th as Public Holiday

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022Toby

The Presidency has announced that Tuesday December 27th 2022, will be a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day. Monday December 26th is celebrated as Day of Goodwill and is already a public holiday. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the president declared the 27th a public holiday to uphold relevant labour law principles and practices. “If the […]

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Iraq

Iraq makes Christmas Day a Public Holiday

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020Toby

During the 29th session of the Iraqi Parliament on Wednesday December 16th 2020, Christmas was officially recognized as a public holiday for all Iraqis. The approval came after a request by Iraqi President Barham Salih to make December 25th a public holiday, a move widely welcomed by Iraqis of all backgrounds. The Iraqi Minister of […]

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Christmas Eve

President Trump makes Christmas Eve 2020 a federal holiday

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020Toby

Christmas Eve, Thursday December 24th 2020, is now a federal holiday, according to an executive order signed Friday by President Trump. Under the executive order, signed Friday, “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Thursday, 24 December 2020,  the day before Christmas Day”. […]

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Christmas

Egypt announces public holiday for Coptic Christmas

December 31, 2019December 31, 2019Toby

The Egyptian Minister of Manpower, Mohamed Saafan, has announced that Tuesday, January 7th, will be observed as an official holiday for private-sector employees to celebrate Coptic Christmas. In a statement, Saafan wished Merry Christmas to all Egyptians. He added that Tuesday will be a full paid holiday for workers in accordance with Law 12 of […]

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Nigeria

Nigeria declares its Christmas and New Year public holidays

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Toby

The Federal Government of Niger has declared Wednesday December 25th, Thursday December 26th 2019 and Wednesday January 1st 2020 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and the New Year celebrations respectively. According to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, the President felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians both at home and abroad […]

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Washington D.C.

Trump declares Christmas Eve as a Federal Holiday

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019Toby

Even though President Trump declared a holiday on Monday December 24th 2018, for most commentators, yesterday’s announcement that Tuesday December 24th would be a federal holiday came as a surprise. This because Christmas Day falls on Wednesday in 2019. The last time Christmas Day fell on a hump day was 2013. That year President Obama […]

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Christmas

Christmas Eve to be a public holiday in Sabah, Malaysia

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019Toby

The government of Sabah has announced an additional public holiday in the state on December 24th to give those celebrating Christmas more time to return home and celebrate the holidays. Sabah’s Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal announced this new holiday, saying this will be practiced annually, starting this year. Making the announcement, Shafie […]

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Christmas in Australia

Christmas Eve now officially a public holiday in Queensland

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019Toby

Christmas will come a few hours earlier for workers in Queensland this year, with the State Government officially declaring the night before Christmas a public holiday. The Holidays and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 was passed to establish the part-day public holiday on Christmas Eve was passed by the Queensland Parliament on Wednesday November 27th […]

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Nigerian Holidays

FG declares Christmas and New Year public holidays

December 20, 2018June 25, 2019Toby

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 25th December, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations, respectively. Minister of Interior, Lt. General (Retd.) Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the ministry’s […]

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