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🇳🇬 Eid el-Kabir in Nigeria
Festival of the Sacrifice
Date in Nigeria
June 17
Duration2 days
Instituted1960
Public life in Nigeria
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
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