Public holidays in Sierra Leone

This is a list of holidays in Sierra Leone.^[1] National holidays are non-working days only, and employers have to give workers the day off but they do not have to pay them. Businesses are not required to close.^[2]

Public holidays[]

Date	Name	Description
January 1	New Year's Day
April 27	Independence Day	From the United Kingdom, 1961
December 25	Christmas Day
December 26	Boxing Day
Friday of Holy Week March or April	Good Friday	Crucifixion of Jesus
Monday after Easter March or April	Easter Monday	Christian Feast of the Resurrection
1 Shawwal	Korité	End of Ramadan, Muslim Breaking of the Fast
10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Tabaski	Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice
12 Rabi' al-awwal	Mawlid	Prophet Mohammed's Birthday

References[]

^ List
^ "Sierra Leone Public Holidays". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

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