Years: 2022 2023 2024

Mauritania Public Holidays List 2023

Following are the list of Public, Office, School, Bank Holidays in Mauritania year 2023

New Year's Day (01 Jan) : New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.

March Equinox (20 Mar) : March Equinox in Mauritania (Nouakchott)

Eid ul Fitr (22 Apr) : Eid-al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.

Labor Day / May Day (01 May) : Labor Day, or May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.

Africa Day (25 May) : Africa Day is a public holiday in Mauritania

June Solstice (21 Jun) : June Solstice in Mauritania (Nouakchott)

Eid ul Adha (29 Jun) : Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.

Muharram/Islamic New Year (19 Jul) : Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.

September Equinox (23 Sep) : September Equinox in Mauritania (Nouakchott)

Milad un Nabi (Mawlid) (27 Sep) : Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.

Independence Day (28 Nov) : Independence Day is a public holiday in Mauritania

December Solstice (22 Dec) : December Solstice in Mauritania (Nouakchott)