Holiday Guide for Guinea in 2020

Guinea information

Population: 13.13m
Capital: Conakry
Calling Code: (224)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Guinean franc
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Guinea in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Guinea: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Guinea: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day Guinea: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 20th Lialat-al-Qadar Guinea: The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
	Sunday May 24th Korité Guinea: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! Africa Day Guinea: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
	Friday July 31st Long Weekend! Tabaski Guinea: 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.
	Saturday August 15th Assumption Day Guinea: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Friday October 2nd Long Weekend! Independence Day Guinea: Celebrates the anniversary of independence from France on 2 October 1958
	Thursday October 29th Mouloud Guinea: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day Guinea: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Tuesday December 15th Presidential Inauguration Day Guinea: A public holiday for the inauguration of the President of Guinea.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Guinea: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC