Public holidays in the Gambia explained

This is a list of public holidays in The Gambia.

Public holidays

Date	English name	Description
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	From the United Kingdom, 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
Shawwal 1	Koriteh	Breaking of the Ramadan fast
Dhu al-Hijjah 10	Tobaski	Feast of the Sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham

Variable dates

• 2020
  • Good Friday – April 10^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 13
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 20^[3]
  • 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
  • Easter Monday – April 5
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – May 9
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 13
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 20
• 2022
  • Good Friday – April 15^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 18
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 29
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast) – May 2
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts July 9
• 2023
  • Good Friday – April 7^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 10
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 17
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 21
  • Tabaski – starts June 28
• 2024
  • Good Friday – March 29^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 1
  • Qadr Night (Revelation of the Quran) – April 6
  • Korité (Breaking of the Ramadan fast)– April 10
  • Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice) – starts June 16
• 2025
  • Good Friday – April 18^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 21
• 2026
  • Good Friday – April 3^[2]
  • Easter Monday – April 6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tutu . Bongiwe . 10 Things to Know About Africa Day . Africa.com . September 14, 2020 . 23 May 2019.
2. Web site: M. A. . Political Theory . B. A. . Political Theory . When Is Good Friday This Year? . Learn Religions . September 14, 2020 . en.
3. Web site: Laylat al Qadr - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
4. Web site: Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
5. Web site: Eid al-Adha 2024 When is Eid al-Adha 2024? - CalendarZ . www.calendarz.com . September 14, 2020 . en . 19 February 2019.
6. Web site: Ashura - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.
7. Web site: Prophet's Birthday - Calendar Date . www.calendardate.com . September 14, 2020.