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2026

HOLIDAYDATECOUNTRY
New Year’s DayJanuary 1American/ Mauritanian
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.January 19American
Presidents DayFebruary 16American
Eid Al-Fitr / End of Ramadan (2 days) (observed)March 19- 20Mauritanian
International Labor DayMay 1Mauritanian
Africa Day (observed)May 25Mauritanian
Memorial DayMay 25American
Eid Al-Adha/ Tabaski (2 days) (observed)May 26-27 (TBA)Mauritanian
1st of Muharram (Muslim New Year) (Observed)June 17 (TBA)Mauritanian
JuneteenthJune 19American
U.S. Independence Day (observed)July 3American
Eid Al-Mawlid / Prophet’s Birth Commemoration (observed)August 25Mauritanian
U.S. Labor DaySeptember 7American
Columbus DayOctober 12American
Veterans DayNovember 11American
Thanksgiving DayNovember 26American
Mauritania National Independence Day (Observed)November 27Mauritanian
Christmas DayDecember 25American