Mauritania has a total of 12 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Monday, January 1, 2018	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
March Equinox	Tuesday, March 20, 2018	March Equinox in Mauritania (Nouakchott)
Labor Day / May Day	Tuesday, May 1, 2018	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Africa Day	Friday, May 25, 2018	Africa Day is a public holiday in Mauritania
Eid ul-Fitr	Friday, June 15, 2018	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.
June Solstice	Thursday, June 21, 2018	June Solstice in Mauritania (Nouakchott)
Eid al-Adha	Wednesday, August 22, 2018	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	Wednesday, September 12, 2018	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
September Equinox	Sunday, September 23, 2018	September Equinox in Mauritania (Nouakchott)
Milad un Nabi (Mawlid)	Wednesday, November 21, 2018	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
Independence Day	Wednesday, November 28, 2018	Independence Day is a public holiday in Mauritania
December Solstice	Friday, December 21, 2018	December Solstice in Mauritania (Nouakchott)