This is a list of holidays in Sierra Leone.[1] National holidays are non-working days only, and employers have to give workers the day off but they do not have to pay them. Businesses are not required to close.[2]
Date | Name | Description | |
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January 1 | |||
February 18 | In 2002 President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah officially declared the End of the Sierra Leone Civil War[3] | ||
April 27 | From the United Kingdom, 1961 | ||
May 1 | International Workers' Day | ||
December 25 | |||
December 26 | |||
Friday of Holy Week March or April | Crucifixion of Jesus | ||
Monday after Easter March or April | Christian Feast of the Resurrection | ||
End of Ramadan, Muslim Breaking of the Fast | |||
Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice | |||
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday |