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Kenya : 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

  • Currency: Shilling (KES)
  • Internet domain: .ke - Telephone code: +254 - International dialing code: 000 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Monday january 8, 2024Christmas holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday february 23, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday march 4, 2024Beginning of school yearSchool holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Christmas holiday (end)

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    Monday january 8, 2024
    School holidays : Www.education.go.ke
    Official calendar gazetted y the Ministry of Education
    Schooling is mandatory till age 13
    Teaching languages: Swahili, English
    schools close on Saturday
    school uniforms required
    School day duration: 8:00 hours
    School days are from 8am to 4pm

    We carry confirmed dates till Feb 2024

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    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday february 23, 2024
    School holidays :

    Beginning of school year

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    Monday march 4, 2024
    School holidays :

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

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    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.