Mauritania

Mauritania public holidays 2028

Mauritania has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 256 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Mauritania in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
February
Feb 26Saturday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Feb 27Sunday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
May
May 1Monday	Labor DayNationwide
May 5Friday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 6Saturday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 25Thursday	Africa DayNationwide
May 25Thursday	Islamic New Year EstimatedNationwide
August
Aug 3Thursday	Prophet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide
November
Nov 28Tuesday	Independence DayNationwide

Nationwide: 10public holidays
By region: 10no regional days
Working days: 256after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 3+1 with 1 day off

Dates marked Estimated depend on the moon or an official announcement and can shift by a day or two.

In Mauritania the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysFri, Feb 25 – Sun, Feb 27 · Eid al-Fitr
4 daysFri, Apr 28 – Mon, May 1 · Labor DayTake Sun, Apr 30 off to join it up
3 daysThu, May 25 – Sat, May 27 · Africa Day, Islamic New Year
3 daysThu, Aug 3 – Sat, Aug 5 · Prophet's Birthday

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Mauritania in 2028?

10 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 26); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 27); Labor Day (May 1); Eid al-Adha (May 5); Eid al-Adha (May 6); Africa Day (May 25); Islamic New Year (May 25); Prophet's Birthday (Aug 3); Independence Day (Nov 28).

How many working days are there in 2028?

256 working days, counting the local weekend and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

Why are some dates marked "Estimated"?

They follow a lunar calendar or wait for an official announcement — for example Islamic holidays, which depend on sighting the new moon. The date shown is the expected one and can move by a day or two.