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Public Holidays and
Bank Holidays for
Congo (Republic)
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Related and neighboring countries: Africa Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Congo (DRC) Gabon
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The list of Congo (Republic) bank
holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from
the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database,
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Background Information
Footnotes
Disclaimer
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Date in 2008 |
Holiday Name |
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Tue |
New Year's Day
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Easter
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Mon |
Easter Monday
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Ascension Day
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Labour Day
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Sun |
Whit Sunday (Pentecost)
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Mon |
Whit Monday
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Tue |
Reconciliation Day
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Independence Day (National Day)
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All Saints' Day
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Christmas Day
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Background Information |
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Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Republic of the Congo are regulated by the Loi N° 2 - 94 du 1er Mars 1994 fixant les jours fériés chômés et payés.
• The official National Day celebrations take place in a different locality every year.
• Reconciliation Day is sometimes also called by its full name: Fête de la Commémoration de la Conférence Nationale Souveraine.
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Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Congo (Republic), the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. |
Disclaimer
In many parts of
the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local
authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of
2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Congo (Republic), we
cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented
above. You are therefore advised to verify
the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Congo (Republic), before planning any
trip to Congo (Republic). For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays,
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