Public holidays in Guinea
There are 11 national holidays celebrated in the Republic of Guinea, a country in West Africa. Employees must be given the day off with pay or another day off in lieu of pay.[1]
Public holidays
Date | English name | Description |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | |
Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
May 25 | Africa Day | |
August 15 | Assumption Day | |
October 2 | Independence Day | From France, 1958 |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mouloud | Muhammad's birthday |
27 Ramadan | Qadr Night | Revelation of the Quran[2] |
1 Shawwal | Korité | Festival of Breaking the Fast |
10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice |
References
External links
- http://www.worldtravelguide.net/guinea/public-holidays
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Public holidays in Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
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- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
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- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
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- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
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- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
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- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
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- South Sudan
- Sudan
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Dependencies and
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other territories
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
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