Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Équateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2024 ready to be integrated into your application.

Congo was founded on November 17, 1879. The Congo, also known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (the DR Congo) is a Central African country. From 1971-1997, the Congo was called Zaire. The territory of the Congo dates back to around 90,000 years ago, where Central African foragers roamed the land. Located in the Congo Basin, mountain gorillas, elephants and lions make the Congo their home.

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Date Weekday Name Notes
January 1st Monday New Year's Day Long weekend.
January 4th Thursday Martyrs' Day
January 16th Tuesday Anniversary of President Laurent Kabila’s Assassination
January 17th Wednesday Anniversary of Prime Minister Patrice Emery Lumumba’s Assassination
February 14th Wednesday Valentine's Day
March 8th Friday International Women's Day Long weekend.
March 20th Wednesday International Francophonie Day
March 20th Wednesday March Equinox
April 30th Tuesday Education Day
May 1st Wednesday Labor Day
May 12th Sunday Mother's Day
May 17th Friday Liberation Day Long weekend.
June 20th Thursday June Solstice
June 21st Friday Music Festival Long weekend.
June 29th Saturday Independence Day (Observed)
June 30th Sunday Independence Day
August 1st Thursday Parents' Day
September 22nd Sunday September Equinox
September 27th Friday World Tourism Day Long weekend.
November 17th Sunday Army Day
December 21st Saturday December Solstice
December 24th Tuesday Christmas Eve
December 25th Wednesday Christmas Day
December 30th Monday Saint Paul's Day Long weekend.
December 31st Tuesday New Year's Eve
Public holidays (national, legal, government, civic, etc) are denoted in bold.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="CD-EQ" -d year="2024" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "CD-EQ",
  "year": "2024",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'CD-EQ',
  year: '2024',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'CD-EQ',
  'year' => '2024',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "CD-EQ"
$Body.year = "2024"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'CD-EQ',
  'year': '2024',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'CD-EQ',
  'year': '2024',
})