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Public Holidays
Nov 1 2002 All Saints’ Day. Dec 6-8 Korité (End of Ramadan). Dec 25 Christmas Day. Jan 1 2003 New Year’s Day. Feb 12 Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice). Mar 5 Tamkarit (Islamic New Year). Apr 4 Independence Day. Apr 21 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. May 14 Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday. May 29 Ascension. Jun 9 Whit Monday. Aug 15 Assumption. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Nov 26-28 Korité (End of Ramadan). Dec 25 Christmas Day. Jan 1 2004 New Year’s Day. Feb 2 Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice). Feb 22 Tamkarit (Islamic New Year). Apr 4 Independence Day. Apr 12 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. May 2 Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday. May 20 Ascension. May 31 Whit Monday. Aug 15 Assumption. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Nov 14-16 Korité (End of Ramadan). Dec 25 Christmas Day.
Note: Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations. During the lunar month of Ramadan that precedes Korité (Eid al-Fitr), Muslims fast during the day and feast at night and normal business patterns may be interrupted. Many restaurants are closed during the day and there may be restrictions on smoking and drinking. Some disruption may continue into Korité itself. Korité and Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) may last anything from two to ten days, depending on the region. For more information, see the World of Islam appendix.
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