Public holidays in Mauritania 2023

10 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
Friday 21 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
Saturday 22 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
Monday 1 May 2023	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
Thursday 25 May 2023	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
Wednesday 28 June 2023	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
Thursday 29 June 2023	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
Wednesday 19 July 2023	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
Wednesday 27 September 2023	Prophet's Birthday Religious المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
Tuesday 28 November 2023	Independence Day National day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Mauritania (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 30 Dec – Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 25 May – Sat 27 May · 3 days offAfrica DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 28 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 4 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)Labor DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul)Islamic New Year (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 14% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 26% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)New Year's DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 23 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sat 27 May · Africa DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 5 days in a rowTue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Jul) get 4 days in a rowWed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓