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Eid al-Adha
Mauritania

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.

YearDateDayHoliday
202329 JunThuEid al-Adha
30 JunFriEid al-Adha Holiday
202417 JunMonEid al-Adha
18 JunTueEid al-Adha Holiday
20257 JunSatEid al-Adha
8 JunSunEid al-Adha Holiday
202627 MayWedEid al-Adha
28 MayThuEid 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

YearDateDayHoliday
202210 JulSunEid al-Adha
11 JulMonEid al-Adha Holiday
202120 JulTueEid al-Adha
21 JulWedEid al-Adha Holiday
202031 JulFriEid al-Adha
1 AugSatEid al-Adha Holiday
201912 AugMonEid al-Adha
13 AugTueEid al-Adha Holiday
201822 AugWedEid al-Adha
23 AugThuEid al-Adha Holiday
20171 SepFriEid al-Adha
2 SepSatEid al-Adha Holiday