New Year’s Day 2020 in Nigeria

Is New Year’s Day a Public Holiday in Nigeria?

New Year’s Day is a public holiday for the general population according to Holidays 2020. This means, offices, colleges, schools, universities, and several other academic institutions remain closed on this day.

How New Year Celebrations Take Place in Nigeria?

There are certain Celebrations which are specific to Nigeria followed on the occasion of New Year’s Day. Let us take a look at what they are.

• Prayers are offered on the midnight of 31st.
• People also go to their acquaintances whom they haven’t talked to for a while and make amendments to their relationships in Nigeria.
• Masquerades are also a common sighting on this day when they follow this tradition as a part of ritual cleansing. They are usually sighted from the midnight of 31st onwards.
• The throwing of Banger is a common tradition followed on this day. It is a custom similar to the sighting of fireworks which is mandatorily carried out in other parts of the world on the occasion of New Year’s eve.
• People also exchange gifts with friends, family members and close acquaintances.
• Lagos is the most popular city of Nigeria and this is where the most extravagant of celebrations take place on the day of New Year’s Day in Nigeria.

New Year’s Day Observances

New Year Celebrations in Other Countries

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• New Year’s Day in Portugal


• New Year’s Day in Poland


• New Year’s Day in the United States


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• New Year’s Day Australia

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