Purpose of Holidays for Children

Holiday refers to a short period of time that one spends doing leisure activities. Holidays are expected to be spent by children through visiting of friends, and relatives to have more sense of belonging, extended family experiences and learn about culture. It is wrong to engage children in extra school lessons or special coaching centres during this period if they are not having deficiencies. They need some recreational activities and artistic knowledge/skills as well.

Many parents of today spent their holidays in their family compounds and/or villages with grandpas, grandmas, cousins, nephews, aunts, uncles etc. and gained a lot of social, educational, farming, religious, cultural and native intelligence experiences. Do not let us deprive these children of their rights in the name of modernisation or civilisation. They need more than school environment experiences to cope with our ever-changing society. While exposing them to family, creative, and leisure activities, we should be watchful and prayerful.  

Words with same Meaning as Holidays:

1. vacation.
2. break.
3. leave.
4. hols.
5. recess.
6. relaxation.
7. rest.
8. sabbatical.

Holidays and Observances in Nigeria in 2023

Date		Name	Type	Details
1 Jan	Sunday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
2 Jan	Monday	Day off for New Year's Day	Public Holiday
14 Feb	Tuesday	Valentine's Day	Observance
22 Feb	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance, Christian
8 Mar	Wednesday	Women's Day	Observance
19 Mar	Sunday	Mothering Sunday	Observance
20 Mar	Monday	March Equinox	Season
23 Mar	Thursday	Ramadan Start	Observance
7 Apr	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
8 Apr	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
9 Apr	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
10 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday	Public Holiday
21 Apr	Friday	Id el Fitr	Public Holiday
24 Apr	Monday	Id el Fitr holiday	Public Holiday
1 May	Monday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
27 May	Saturday	Children's Day	Observance
29 May	Monday	Presidential Inauguration Holiday	Public Holiday
12 Jun	Monday	Democracy Day	Public Holiday
18 Jun	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
21 Jun	Wednesday	June Solstice	Season
28 Jun	Wednesday	Id el Kabir	Public Holiday
29 Jun	Thursday	Id el Kabir additional holiday	Public Holiday
19 Jul	Wednesday	Al-Hijra	Local holiday
20 Aug	Sunday	Isese Day	Local holiday	Osun
23 Sep	Saturday	September Equinox	Season
27 Sep	Wednesday	Id el Maulud (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
1 Oct	Sunday	National Day	Public Holiday
2 Oct	Monday	Day off for National Day	Public Holiday
22 Dec	Friday	Sambisa Memorial Day	Local holiday	Borno
22 Dec	Friday	December Solstice	Season
24 Dec	Sunday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
25 Dec	Monday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
26 Dec	Tuesday	Boxing Day	Public Holiday

 

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