This is a list of public holidays in Chad.ListSpera, Vincent (8 February 2004); . United States Department of Commerce.
Date English name Comments 1 January New Year's Day 8 March International Women's Day March or April Easter MondayDay after Easter 1 May Labour Day 11 August Independence DayCelebrates the liberation of France, 1960. 1 November All Saints' Day 28 November Republic DayAutonomy within the French Community, 1959. 1 December Freedom and Democracy DayIdriss Déby became the President of Chad on this day in 1990. 25 December Christmas Day 12 Rabiʽ al-Awwal The Prophet's BirthdayProphet Muhammad's Birthday. 1 Shawwal Korité End of Ramadan; Muslim Festival of Breaking the Fast. 10 Dhu al-Hijjah TabaskiMuslim Feast of the Sacrifice.
December 1, "Freedom and Democracy Day", remembers December 1, 1990 and celebrates the ascent of President Idriss Déby to power.
March 8 is celebrated as "International Women's Day"—La Journee Internationale de la Femme—and marks the culmination of a national week of activities (la Semaine Nationale de la Femme Tchadienne, or "SENAFET") celebrating women. Observations of "huit mars", as it is known locally in French, vary from town to town, ranging from small ceremonies or a day off school for girls only to a week of events that includes races, contests and expositions by women’s groups and ends with parades and community-wide celebrations.
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