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    "dataset": "HolidayGrid national public holidays",
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    "generatedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "HolidayGrid (https://holidaygrid.net), CC BY 4.0",
    "sourceDataset": "https://github.com/commenthol/date-holidays",
    "sourceLicense": "ISC and CC BY 3.0",
    "documentation": "https://holidaygrid.net/data",
    "countingRule": "A holiday moved off a weekend is counted once, on the day it is observed. Totals therefore match official government counts and are lower than on sites that list both the original date and its replacement."
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    "slug": "nigeria",
    "name": "Nigeria",
    "demonym": "Nigerian",
    "region": "Middle East & Africa",
    "dateFormat": "D MMMM YYYY",
    "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/nigeria",
    "correctionCount": 2,
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    "years": [
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      2026,
      2027
    ]
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    "citation": null,
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    "publishedOn": null
  },
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  },
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      "date": "2026-01-01",
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      "weekday": "Thursday",
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      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "endDate": "2026-03-21",
      "days": 2,
      "name": "Id el Fitr",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "easter",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-06",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "weekday": "Monday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "easter",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Worker's Day",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "fixed-observed",
      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "endDate": "2026-05-28",
      "days": 2,
      "name": "Id el Kabir",
      "weekday": "Wednesday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
      "movingRule": "islamic",
      "moves": true,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-12",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Democracy Day",
      "weekday": "Friday",
      "type": "Public holiday",
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      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-16",
      "days": 1,
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    },
    {
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      "type": "Public holiday",
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    },
    {
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      "days": 1,
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    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
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      "name": "Christmas Day",
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      "type": "Public holiday",
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      "moves": false,
      "scope": "national"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-26",
      "days": 1,
      "name": "Boxing Day",
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      "scope": "national"
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      "end": "2026-01-04",
      "holiday": "New Year's Day"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-29",
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      "end": "2026-05-31",
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    },
    {
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      "end": "2026-06-16",
      "holiday": "Islamic New Year"
    },
    {
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      "end": "2026-08-25",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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  "url": "https://holidaygrid.net/holidays/nigeria/2026"
}