Holiday Guide for Mauritania in 2025

Mauritania 2025
Mauritania
2025

Mauritania information

Population: 4.65m
Capital: Nouakchott
Calling Code: (222)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Mauritanian ouguiya
Language: Arabic

List of National Holidays in Mauritania in 2025

New Year's Day


New Year's Day

Mauritania: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel

Eid Al Fitr

 Long Weekend! 
Eid Al Fitr

Mauritania: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan

Eid Al Fitr Holiday


Eid Al Fitr Holiday

Mauritania: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan

Labour Day


Labour Day

Mauritania: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

Africa Day


Africa Day

Mauritania: Commemoration on May 25th of the 1963 founding of the Organisation of African Unity

Eid Al-Adha


Eid Al-Adha

Mauritania: 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.

Eid Al-Adha Holiday


Eid Al-Adha Holiday

Mauritania: Second day of holidays to mark the Feast of Sacrifice, the most important feast of the Muslim calendar

Awal Muharram

 Long Weekend! 
Awal Muharram

Mauritania: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.

Mouloud

 Long Weekend! 
Mouloud

Mauritania: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

Independence Day

 Long Weekend! 
Independence Day

Mauritania: Mauritania declared its independence from France on November 28th 1960