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Ethiopia
Calendar of Events & Public Holidays: - September 11 - Ethiopian New Year
- September 27- The finding of the True Cross (Meskal)
- *December 6 - Id Al Fater
- January 7 - Ethiopian Christmas
- January 19 - Ethiopian Epiphany
- *February 11 - Id Al Adaha
- March 2 - Victory of Adwa
- April 25 - Ethiopian Good Friday
- April 27 - Ethiopian Easter
- May 1 - International Labour Day
- May 5 - Ethiopian patriots' victory day
- May 13 - Moulid (Birthday of the Prophet Mohamed)
- May 28 - Downfall of the Dergue Regime
*The holidays of Id Al Fater and Id Al Adaha have movable dates.
Nigeria National Events:
Abuja Carnival - Cultural event*
Faces of Abuja - Beauty Show*
Eyo Festival - Cultural event**
National Day - October 1
Id-el-Fitri - November 3*
Boxing Day - December 26
New Year's Day - January 1
Id-el-Kabir - January 21*
Good Friday - March 25
Ash Wednesday - February 9
Easter Monday - March 28
Id-el-Maulud - April 21*
May Day - May 1
Christmas Day - December 25
Armed Forces Remembrance Day - January 15
Democracy Day - May 29
Commonwealth Day - March 14
* These are movable holidays and are therefore subject to ratification by government. ** The Eyo Festival holds only in Lagos State.
Morocco
Festival: - Arabic Song Festival (Arab Countries Singers'competition) (September)
- Festival of University Theatre (September)
- Caftan(Top Model Fashion Show gathering Leading foreign
& Moroccan designers to showcase their collections of Moroccan ) (May) - International Art & Video Festival(International
Festival presenting the latest in video and art technologie) (May)
Forum & Congres: - African Union of Water Distributors Congress (April or May)
- SAP Forum de Casablanca(Forum organized by Microsoft, IBM to present the latest in NTI technology) (May)
- Morrocan Congress of Respiratory Illnesses (October)
FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS: - Student Forum (April)
- Egyptian Exhibition (May)
- Family Space (May/June)
- Archi Decor(National Exhibition of Interior Decor) (May)
- Tec-Auto(International Exhibition of Cars' Technical Products)
Franchising Expo (May) - International Exhibition of Book, Youth and Woman (May/June)
- Iranian (Exhibition of Iranian Carpets) (June)
- Forcom(International Exhibition presenting the
latest in Connunication and NTIC) (June) - Log Equip (Furnishing, Equipment and Home Fitting up Show) (June)
- SIELEC(International Exhibition of
Electricity, Electronics and Lighting) (June) - J. C. I. Journées Commerciales Internationales
(International Trade Days) (June/July) - The Gulf Countries Industry Exhibition (July)
- International Trade Exhibition and Festival
- Maintech(Maintaining and Security International Exhibition) (September)
- ALITEC (International Exhibition of Food Processing and related
Technologies) (September) - SIPEC(International Show of Plastics, Rubber, Packaging
and Conditioning) (September) - Clearance Sale Trade Fair (September/October)
- PROTEC(Environnent and Protection Exhibition) (September)
- Expo-Tech(International Exhibition of Industrial Technics
and Supply ) (September) - Exhibition(Further and Postgraduate Education) (September)
- Ramadan Commercial Days (September/October)
- SITEB (International Exhibition of Data Processing, Télécommunication
and Office Automation) (November) - InterChimie(Exhibition of Technologies for Chimical, Petrochimical,
Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries) (December) International Exhibition of Cultural Gift (December
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