Public holidays in Mauritania 2026

There are 10 public holidays in 2026. 6 of them fall on a working day.

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All 10 public holidays in Mauritania 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	رأس السنة الميلادية
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	عيد الفطر (تقديري)
21 Mar 2026	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	عيد الفطر (تقديري)
1 May 2026	Friday	Labor Day	عيد العمال
25 May 2026	Monday	Africa Day	يوم أفريقيا
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
28 May 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
16 Jun 2026	Tuesday	Islamic New Year (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)	رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)
25 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)	المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)
28 Nov 2026	Saturday	Independence Day	عيد الاستقلال

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

6 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Sun 24 May	22 May – 25 May 2026	1	4	4	Africa Day
Tue 26 May	25 May – 30 May 2026	1	6	6	Africa Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Sun 14 Jun, Mon 15 Jun	12 Jun – 16 Jun 2026	2	5	2.5	Islamic New Year (estimated)
Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun	16 Jun – 20 Jun 2026	2	5	2.5	Islamic New Year (estimated)
Sun 23 Aug, Mon 24 Aug	21 Aug – 25 Aug 2026	2	5	2.5	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug	25 Aug – 29 Aug 2026	2	5	2.5	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Mauritania have in 2026?

10 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Mauritania?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Independence Day on Saturday, 28 Nov 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Africa Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated): take 1 day of leave (26 May) and you get 6 days off in a row, 25 May – 30 May 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code MR (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.mr) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026