One should have the knowledge of Public Holidays of a country before planning a trip to it. Public Holidays are considered an off within the country so if you plan your trip in between these holidays, then your time will be lost as then there would be no place for you to go on those days. When you are visiting a foreign country on visit visa basis, then you already have a limited time span for your trip so you should make sure that you enjoy all of those days without compromising any of the time.

Public Holidays in Gambia 2019

If you are traveling to the Gambia, then you should know about the Gambia Public Holidays before your trip. Gambia public holidays for the year 2019 were and are New Year’s Day that was celebrated on Monday 1st of January this year. on Sunday 18th of February, they celebrated their independence day this year and on the 19th of February they had their independence day Holiday, on the 30th March they celebrated Good Friday. On the 2nd od April this year they had their Gambia public Holiday of Easter Monday. On 1st of May, they observe a holiday and is called as the May day. This May 12th they had their elections and had a public holiday that day. On 25th of May, they celebrate the Africa Day. One thing is clear that you should not visit the Gambia in may as there are many Gambia Public Holidays in this month. On the 11th of June Monday, they had Holiday in light of Layla tul Qader. On Friday 15th of June, they celebrate Koriteh which is also called Eid ul Fitr in rest of the world, this is a three-day celebration after the Holy month of Ramzan and is one of the most enjoyed Gambia Public Holiday. 

Other Holidays in Gambia

On Sunday this 22nd of July they had their celebration and a public Holiday because of Revolution day that is celebrated on the same date every year. This day marked their change of government in 1994. On every 15th of August, they celebrate Assumptions Day which is also known as Saint Marie’s day. Then comes Tabski which is also known as Eid ul Azha in other countries, this is a three days celebration throughout the country which is celebrated on the occasion of Hajj every year. Then there are two Ashura Holidays that are observed every year on 9th and 10th of Muharram. Gambia public Holidays also include Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday and Christmas.

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