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| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| February 5 | Unity Day | Intended to help reconcile ethnic differences between the Tutsi and the Hutu.[2] |
| April 6 | Cyprien Ntaryamira Day | Marks the anniversary of President Ntaryamira's death in 1994.[3] |
| May 1 | Labour Day | International Workers' Day |
| April or May 40 days after Easter |
Ascension | |
| July 1 | Independence Day | Independence from Belgium in 1962.[4] |
| August 15 | Assumption | |
| October 13 | Rwagasore Day | Prince Louis Rwagasore was a nationalist assassinated in 1961. |
| October 21 | Ndadaye Day | President Melchior Ndadaye′s assaaination in 1993 sparked the Burundian Civil War |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| 10Dhu al-Hijjah date varies |
Eid al-Adha Feast of the Sacrifice |
This national holiday is the holiest day of the Islamic year; it celebrates Abraham′s sacrifice of his son. |
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