I've always thought public holidays were just for, like, national days or big religious stuff. But yeah, when I heard that Kano declared a public holiday to mourn those athletes who died in the crash after the National Sports Festival, I was shook. It isn’t actually super common, but sometimes when something huge and sad happens in sports, especially if it affects a whole community, the government might call a public holiday out of respect. In this Kano case, the governor wanted people to have time to reflect, pray, and support the families. It's sort of their way to show that athletes are important and the loss matters to everyone, not just those close to sports. It can be a bit surprising if you’re used to holidays being all about celebration, but in some places, sport is that big of a deal. I kinda get it—if something like that happened at my school, I'd want people to show they care too. Public holiday or not, it really shows what a big deal sports are in some communities.