Public holidays in Nigeria

Nigeria has many public holidays declared by the government, as well as special days observed by the public.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

Public holidays

Holiday	Date	Notes	Ref.
New Year's Day	1 January	Commemorates the beginning of the calendar year.	<ref name=":0" />
Workers' Day	1 May	Commemorates Workers' Labour Movement internationally.	<ref name=":0" />
Democracy Day	12 June	Commemorates the return to democracy in Nigeria.	<ref name=":0" />
Independence Day	1 October	Commemorates the Independence of Nigeria from Britain.	<ref name=":0" />
Christmas Day	25 December	Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus.	<ref name=":0" />
Boxing Day	26 December	Christian holiday commemorating the day after Christmas.	<ref name=":0" />

Movable holidays

In addition, Nigeria officially celebrates a few moveable holidays, which occur on different dates every year. These include religious dates observed by different cultural groups.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref>

Holiday	Date	Notes	Ref.
Mawlid	12 Rabi' al-awwal	Muslim holiday celebrating the birthday of Muhammad.	<ref name=":1" />
Eid al-Adha	10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Muslim holiday celebrating the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwal	Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting.	<ref name=":1" />
Good Friday	Friday before Easter (March or April)	Christian holiday celebrating the crucifixion of Jesus.
Easter	Easter (March or April)	Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.	<ref name=":1" />
Easter Monday	Monday after Easter (March or April)	Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.