1979 Holidays and Events in Central African Republic

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1979, Mon	New Year's Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Jour de l'An).
	3/29/1979, Thu	Barthelemy Boganda Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Journee Barthelemy Boganda). Anniversary of the death of Barthelemy Boganda (29 March 1959), founding father of the Central African Republic.
	4/15/1979, Sun	Easter
Note A Christian religious observance. Not a jour ferie chome et paye.
	4/16/1979, Mon	Easter Monday
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Lundi de Paques).
	5/1/1979, Tue	Labour Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Fete du Travail).
	5/24/1979, Thu	Ascension Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Ascension).
	6/4/1979, Mon	Whit Monday
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Lundi de Pentecote). .
	6/30/1979, Sat	General Prayer Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Journee generale de la priere / Fete des meres publique).
	8/13/1979, Mon	Independence Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Fete de l'Independance nationale). Commemorates CAR independence from France on 13 August 1960.
	8/15/1979, Wed	Assumption Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Assomption).
	8/25/1979, Sat	Eid al-Fitr
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Korite).
	11/1/1979, Thu	Eid al-Adha
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Tabaski)
	11/1/1979, Thu	All Saints' Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Toussaint).
	12/1/1979, Sat	National Day / Republic Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Fete Nationale / Republic Day). Commemorates the proclamation of the Central African Republic on 1 December 1958.
	12/25/1979, Tue	Christmas Day
Note A jour ferie chome et paye (Noel). The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

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