Public holidays in Guinea
There are 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | |
| April 3 | Rio Nuñez incident | |
| April 3 | Second Republic Day | Overthrow of dictator Ahmed Toure, 1984[2] |
| Monday after Easter | Easter Monday | |
| May 1 | May Day | |
| May 25 | Africa Day | |
| August 15 | Assumption of Mary | |
| October 2 | Republic Day | From France, 1958 |
| October 2 | Independence Day | From France, 1958 |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
| 22 November 1970 | Independence Day | From Portuguese , 1970 |
| 22 November | Operation Green Sea Day | Operation Green Sea |
| December 22 | Guinea | From France, 1820 |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
| 12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mouloud | Muhammad's birthday |
| 27 Ramadan | Qadr Night | Revelaton of the Quran[3] |
| 1 Shawwal | Korité | Festival of Breaking the Fast |
| 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice |
References[]
- ^ "Guinea Public Holidays". PublicHolidaysAfrica. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Second Republic Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Guinea". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Lialat-al-Qadar in Guinea in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
- Guinean culture
- Lists of public holidays by country