National Holidays in Mauritania in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Mauritania
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: Eid Al Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Eid Al Fitr Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Africa Day
- Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
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: Eid Al-Adha
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Eid Al-Adha Holiday
- Second day of holidays to mark the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar
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: Awal Muharram
- Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
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: Mouloud
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Independence Day
- Mauritania declared its independence from France on November 28th 1960
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