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Tanzania (United Republic of) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

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  • Internet domain: .tz - Telephone code: +255 - International dialing code: 000 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
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    Saturday march 2, 2024Day of MourningSpecial Events
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Sunday april 7, 2024Karume DaySecular holiday
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    Monday april 8, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday april 11, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday april 26, 2024Union DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Friday may 31, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday june 28, 2024Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF)Tradeshows
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    Monday july 1, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday july 1, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Sunday july 7, 2024Saba SabaSecular holiday
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    Monday july 8, 2024Regional holidayMuslim, Sufi
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    Thursday august 8, 2024Peasants' DaySecular holiday
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    Friday august 30, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday september 15, 2024Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday september 16, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Day of Mourning

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    Saturday march 2, 2024
    Special Events : In tribute to the late President Mwinyi

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    School holidays :

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Easter Monday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    Karume Day

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    Sunday april 7, 2024
    Secular holiday : Abeid Amani Karume (4 August 1905 – 7 April 1972) was the first President of Zanzibar. He obtained this title as a result of a revolution which led to the deposing of His Majesty Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar, in January 1964. Three months later, the United Republic of Tanzania was founded, and Karume became the first Vice President of the United Republic with Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika as president of the new country. He was the father of Zanzibar's former president, Amani Abeid Karume [Wikipedia]

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.

    Union Day

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    Friday april 26, 2024
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the unification of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday may 31, 2024
    School holidays :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF)

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    Friday june 28, 2024
    Tradeshows : Https://www.auma.de/ lasts 2 weeks 2024 edition confirmed

    Banks are closed

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    Monday july 1, 2024
    Banks only :

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday july 1, 2024
    School holidays :

    Saba Saba

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    Sunday july 7, 2024
    Secular holiday : seven seven (July 7) in Swahili. Marks the 1954 founding of the Tanzanian political party, TANU, the Tanganyika African National Union Also refers to the Dar es salaam International Trade Fair Day Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Regional holiday

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    Monday july 8, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Islamic New Year (Hijri) in Zanzibar only

    Peasants' Day

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    Thursday august 8, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday august 30, 2024
    School holidays :

    Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday september 15, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday september 16, 2024
    School holidays :