Eid al-Adha 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Mauritania

The largely Muslim land of Mauritania takes celebration of Eid al-Adha very seriously. A two-day public holiday is observed each year as part of the festivities.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	29 Jun	Thu	Eid al-Adha
	30 Jun	Fri	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2024	17 Jun	Mon	Eid al-Adha
	18 Jun	Tue	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2025	7 Jun	Sat	Eid al-Adha
	8 Jun	Sun	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2026	27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
	28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

A special government moon-sighting committee announces the first day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah every year, which then sets the date for Eid al-Adha on the tenth day of that month. And the celebration continues for four days from the tenth to the fourteenth of Dhu al-Hijjah.

The first order of business for Muslims on Eid al-Adha is to put on their best clothes and head to mosque in early morning. There they learn about Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah.

Then they head home to slaughter an animal, share part of it with the poor, and then feast and celebrate all day with family and friends.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	10 Jul	Sun	Eid al-Adha
	11 Jul	Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2021	20 Jul	Tue	Eid al-Adha
	21 Jul	Wed	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2020	31 Jul	Fri	Eid al-Adha
	1 Aug	Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2019	12 Aug	Mon	Eid al-Adha
	13 Aug	Tue	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2018	22 Aug	Wed	Eid al-Adha
	23 Aug	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
2017	1 Sep	Fri	Eid al-Adha
	2 Sep	Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday