You know that feeling when you’re dragging through work and then you remember there’s a public holiday coming? That little spark of joy? This calculator is that feeling in tool form. It shows you exactly how long until your next day off, complete with a dramatic countdown and all of Nigeria’s public holidays for any year.

What it actually does: Counts down to the next Nigerian public holiday in real time. Days, hours, minutes, seconds. Watching those seconds tick down is oddly satisfying when you’re stuck in traffic on a Monday thinking about your life choices.

How to use it properly:

Pick your year first. The dropdown has current year through 10 years ahead because apparently some of you plan that far. Good for you. Once you pick a year, the calculator shows default dates for holidays it knows.

Here’s where it gets interesting. Nigeria has fixed holidays (Independence Day, Christmas, Workers’ Day) and variable ones (Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Maulud, Good Friday, Easter Monday). The fixed ones auto-populate. The variable ones? You gotta input them yourself.

Why you need to set variable holidays:

Islamic holidays follow the lunar calendar. They shift every year. Easter moves around too. The calculator gives you empty date fields for these. Find the dates for your chosen year (Google is your friend) and input them. Hit “Update Holidays” and watch the magic.

Now the fun part:

A massive countdown box appears showing your next public holiday. The name of the holiday. How many days away. How many hours. How many minutes. How many seconds. If the holiday is within 7 days, motivational messages start popping up. “Almost there! Time to plan something special!” The calculator gets it.

Below the countdown:

A full list of every public holiday for that year. Each one shows the date, day of the week, and how many days until it arrives. Holidays that already passed appear grayed out with “Passed” written on them. It’s like a calendar but focused only on the days that matter.

Real scenarios:

It’s Tuesday. Work is terrible. You check the calculator. Next holiday is 23 days away. Suddenly you have something to hold on to. Your coworker asks “When is the next Sallah?” You don’t just say “soon.” You say “47 days, 6 hours, and 32 minutes.” They think you’re obsessed. You think you’re informed.

Planning mode activated: You’re trying to plan a trip but you need to work around public holidays. Open this calculator. See all the holidays spread across the year. Now you know when not to travel because everywhere will be packed and when flights will cost your kidney.

The color scheme is green and earthy, very Nigerian flag vibes. The countdown boxes are dark and bold. When a holiday is really close, the calculator basically starts celebrating with you. It knows. It understands. It’s been through Nigerian Mondays too.

Pro tip: Bookmark this calculator. Check it every Monday morning when you need hope. Watch the countdown. Dream about sleeping in. Then get back to work because those bills won’t pay themselves.