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Public holidays in Mauritania 2028

Mauritania has 9 public holiday dates in 2028, 5 of them on a working day, and 2 long weekends. The next one is Independence Day, in 19 days (Saturday, November 28, 2026).

Next holiday · Independence Day
19 days
Saturday, November 28, 2026
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days
  • Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 120 days

2028 holiday calendar

10 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 418 days
Feb 26SatEid al-Fitr estimatedin 474 days
Feb 27SunEid al-Fitr estimatedin 475 days
May 1MonLabor Dayin 539 days
May 5FriEid al-Adha estimatedin 543 days
May 6SatEid al-Adha estimatedin 544 days
May 25ThuAfrica Dayin 563 days
May 25ThuIslamic New Year estimatedin 563 days
Aug 3ThuProphet's Birthday estimatedin 633 days
Nov 28TueIndependence Dayin 750 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1Labor Day3 days
  • Fri, May 5 – Sun, May 7Eid al-Adha3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, May 26Africa Day, Islamic New Year4 days off
  • Take Fri, Aug 4Prophet's Birthday4 days off
  • Take Mon, Nov 27Independence Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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