Public holidays in Ivory Coast explained

This is a list of public holidays in Ivory Coast.

Public holidays

Date	English	Description
January 1
May 1
Forty days after Easter		Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
August 7		From France, 1960
August 15		Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven
November 1
November 15		Established in 1996.^[1]
December 25		Birth of Jesus
12 Rabi' al-awwal		Birthday of Muhammad
27 Ramadan		Revelation of the Qur'an
		Breaking of the Ramadan fast
10 Dhu al-Hijjah		Feast of the Sacrifice of Abraham

Variable dates

• 2020
  • Easter Monday – April 13
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 20^[2]
  • Ascension Day – May 21
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 24^[3]
  • Whit Monday – June 1^[4]
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 31^[5]
  • Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 28^[6]
• 2021
  • Easter Monday – April 5
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 9
  • Ascension Day – May 13^[7]
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 13
  • Whit Monday – May 24
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 20
  • Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 18
• 2022
  • Easter Monday – April 18
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 29
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– May 2
  • Whit Monday – June 6
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 9
  • Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, October 7
• 2023
  • Easter Monday – April 10
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 17
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 21
  • Whit Monday – May 29
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 28
  • Mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) – starts at sundown, September 26
• 2024
  • Easter Monday – April 1
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 6
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 10
  • Whit Monday – May 20
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 16
• 2025
  • Easter Monday – April 21
• 2026
  • Easter Monday – April 6
• 2027
  • Easter Monday – March 29
• 2028
  • Easter Monday – April 17
• 2029
  • Easter Monday – April 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Peace Day in Ivory Coast in 2020 . Office Holidays . August 23, 2020 . en.
2. Web site: Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
3. Web site: Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
4. Web site: GmbH . Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020 . Holidays and School Vacation . September 14, 2020 . en.
5. Web site: Eid al-Adha 2024 When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ . www.calendarz.com . September 14, 2020 . en . 19 February 2019.
6. Web site: Prophet's Birthday - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
7. Web site: Ascension - Dates and origins . icalendars.net . September 14, 2020 . en-us.