Holiday Guide for Mali in 2020

Mali information

Population: 20.25m
Capital: Bamako
Calling Code: (223)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: West African CFA franc
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Mali in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Mali: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 20th Long Weekend! Army Day Mali: To recognise the important role, the Mali military has played in bringing peace and stability to the nation
	Thursday March 26th Martyrs Day Mali: Commemorates the protesters who were killed in demonstrations against President Traoré in March 1991
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday Mali: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Worker's Day Mali: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 24th Korité Mali: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! Africa Day Mali: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity
	Friday July 31st Long Weekend! Tabaski Mali: 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.
	Tuesday September 22nd Independence Day Mali: The Sudanese Republic became the independent Republic of Mali on 22 September 1960
	Thursday October 29th Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Mali: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Thursday November 5th Prophet's Baptism Mali: Celebrated one week after the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday, this marks the traditional Islamic birth rites that take place seven days after birth.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Mali: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC