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Public holidays in Guinea

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There are 11 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

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Date English name Description
January 1 New Year's Day
Monday after Easter Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
May 25 Africa Day
August 15 Assumption Day
October 2 Independence Day From France, 1958
December 25 Christmas Day Birth of Jesus
12 Rabi' al-awwal Mouloud Muhammad's birthday
27 Ramadan Qadr Night Revelation of the Quran[2]
1 Shawwal Korité Festival of Breaking the Fast
10 Dhu al-Hijjah Tabaski Feast of the Sacrifice

References

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  1. ^ "Guinea Public Holidays". PublicHolidaysAfrica. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lialat-al-Qadar in Guinea in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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