Public holidays in Mali
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This is a list of public holidays in Mali.
Public holidays
[edit]| January 1 | New Year's Day[1] | |
| January 14 | Recovered Sovereignty Day | |
| January 20 | Armed Forces Day | |
| March 26 | Martyrs' Day | Also called "Democracy Day," this honors those who died for the 1991 Malian coup d'état.[2] |
| Monday after Easter, March or April | Easter Monday | |
| May 1 | Workers' Day | |
| May 25 | Africa Day | |
| September 22 | Independence Day | From France, 1960 |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| 10 Muharram | Ashura | Ashura |
| 12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Prophet's Birthday |
| 19 Rabi' al-awwal | Baptism of the Prophet[3] | Mali is the only country that celebrates this holiday. |
| 1 Shawwal | Korité | End of Ramadan, breaking of the Fast |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mali Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Martyrs Day in Mali in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Baptism of the Prophet 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mali". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 22, 2020.