Public holidays in the Gambia

List of Gambian public holidays

This is a list of public holidays in The Gambia.

## Public holidays

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Date | English name | Description

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January 1 | New Year's Day
February 18 | Independence Day | From the United Kingdom, 1965
March or April | Good Friday | Crucifixion of Jesus
March or April | Easter Monday | Day after Easter
May 1 | Labour Day | Also International Workers' Day
May 25 | African Liberation Day | Celebrates African diversity and freedom across the continent.[1]
July 22 | Revolution Day | Anniversary of the coup that brought President Jammeh to power on July 22nd 1994.

Revolution Day was a public holiday in The Gambia on July 22nd until 2017. But still is marked as such in the Google Calendar to this day. It marked the anniversary of President Jammeh coming to power on this day in 1994.

August 15 | Assumption Day
December 25 | Christmas Day
Muharram 10 | Yawmul Ashura | Commemorates the victory of the Prophet Moses over the pharaohs.
Rabi' al-awwal 12 | Mawlid Nabi | Birthday of Muhammad (c. 570 CE).
Ramadan 27 | Lialat-Ul-Qadr | Revelation of the Quran[2]
Shawwal 1 | Koriteh | Breaking of the Ramadan fast
Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | Tobaski | Feast of the Sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham

## Variable dates

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* 2020
* Good Friday – April 10[3]
* Easter Monday – April 13
* Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 20[2]
* Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 24[4]
* Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 31[5]
* Ashura – starts sundown, August 28[6]
* Mawlid – starts at sundown, October 28[7]
* 2021
* Good Friday – April 2[3]
* Easter Monday – April 5
* Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 9[2]
* Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 13[4]
* Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 20[5]
* 2022
* Good Friday – April 15[3]
* Easter Monday – April 18
* Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 29[2]
* Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 2[4]
* Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 9[5]
* 2023
* Good Friday – April 7[3]
* Easter Monday – April 10
* Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 17[2]
* Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 21[4]
* Tabaski – starts June 28[5]
* 2024
* Good Friday – March 29[3]
* Easter Monday – April 1
* Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 6[2]
* Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 10[4]
* Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 16[5]
* 2025
* Good Friday – April 18[3]
* Easter Monday – April 21
* 2026
* Good Friday – April 3[3]
* Easter Monday – April 6

## References

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1. ^ Tutu, Bongiwe (23 May 2019). "10 Things to Know About Africa Day". Africa.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
3. ^ a b c d e f g M. A., Political Theory; B. A., Political Theory. "When Is Good Friday This Year?". Learn Religions. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
4. ^ a b c d e "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
5. ^ a b c d e "Eid al-Adha 2024 | When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ". www.calendarz.com. 19 February 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
6. ^ "Ashura - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
7. ^ "Prophet's Birthday - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

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* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
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* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
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* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
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* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
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* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
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* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
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* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
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* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
* Western Sahara

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