National Holidays in Gambia in 2019
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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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: Independence Day
- Gambia gained full independence from colonial Britain on 18 February 1965.
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: Good Friday
- Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
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: Easter Monday
- Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
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: May Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Africa Liberation Day
- Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
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: Koriteh
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Koriteh Holiday
- Second day of Public Holidays throughout The Gambia in observance of the Muslim feast of Eid-ul-Fitr
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: Tobaski
- 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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: Assumption Day
- The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
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: Yawmul Ashura
- Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
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: Milad Un Nabi
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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