New Year’s Day 2021 in Nigeria

New Year 2021 in Nigeria happens to be one such important day of the year when people come out of their homes to give a grand welcome to the new Gregorian year and bid adieu to the old one. This day is celebrated quite typically in Nigeria. People go out to meet their near and dear ones and give a hearty welcome to the New Year. Let us now take a look at some of the traditions which are only special to Nigeria and followed very religiously on the occasion of New Year’s.

2021 में New Year’s Day कब है?

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जनवरी, 2021

(शुक्रवार)

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 2021. 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

साल सप्ताह के दिन दिनांक नाम छुट्टी का प्रकार
2019 मंगल 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2020 बुध 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2021 शुक्र 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2022 शनि 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2023 रवि 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2024 सोम 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश
2025 बुध 1 जनवरी New Year’s Day सार्वजनिक अवकाश

New Year Celebrations in Other Countries

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त्वरित तथ्य

इस वर्ष: शुक्र, 1 जनवरी 2021
अगले वर्ष: शनि, 1 जनवरी 2022
अंतिम वर्ष: बुध, 1 जनवरी 2020
प्रकार: Public Holiday