Public holidays in Mali

Summary

This is a list of public holidays in Mali.

Public holidays edit

January 1 New Year's Day[1]
January 14 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 Prophet's Baptism[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

  1. ^ "Mali Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Martyrs Day in Mali in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Baptism of the Prophet 2020, 2021 and 2022 in Mali". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 22, 2020.