Uganda : 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 (UGX)
Internet domain: .ug - Telephone code: +256 - International dialing code: 000 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
Weekend: Sunday
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Sunday May 1, 2022 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday May 2, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Monday May 9, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Friday June 3, 2022 | Martyrs of Uganda Day | Secular holiday | |
Thursday June 9, 2022 | National Heroes Day | Secular holiday | |
Tuesday June 21, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Friday August 19, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday September 5, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Sunday October 9, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
Monday October 24, 2022 | Deepavali/Dipabali | cards/flowers | |
Friday October 28, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Monday November 14, 2022 | Mid-term holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Labor Day/May Day
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Sunday May 1, 2022
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 .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday May 9, 2022
School holidays :
Martyrs of Uganda Day
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Friday June 3, 2022
Secular holiday : Honours a group of Catholic and Protestant converts killed by Kabaka Mwanga of Buganda Kingdom between 1885 and 1887. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
National Heroes Day
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Thursday June 9, 2022
Secular holiday : Honors all those who sacrificed themselves to better the lives of the Ugandan people. Unfortunately, the holiday is one of the most divisive days in the Ugandan year. What constitutes a hero, and who specifically should be honored, are matters of debate in the country. Many of the heroes officially recognized by the government are fallen soldiers who died during Uganda's civil war in the 1980s. But the scars of that war, and the memories of crimes committed by both sides against the Ugandan people, are still in evidence today. There is no widespread agreement as to which of that war's fallen should be honored.
Some citizens have argued for remembering less controversial heroes, such as the Ugandan doctor who detected a deadly Ebola outbreak before it spread. [encyclopedia2]
Fathers' Day
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Tuesday June 21, 2022
cards/flowers :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday August 19, 2022
School holidays :
Summer holiday (end)
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Monday September 5, 2022
School holidays :
Independence Day
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Sunday October 9, 2022
Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1962
Deepavali/Dipabali
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Monday October 24, 2022
cards/flowers : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days. NOT a public holiday
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday October 28, 2022
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday November 14, 2022
School holidays :