Official Public Holiday
Independence Day
Independence Day is listed as a public holiday in Mauritania.
Mauritania Edition
November 28, 2026
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Saturday, November 28, 2026
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
World Calendar Day
World Early Light Day
A day for sunrise routines, first errands, morning work, school starts, fresh bread, transit, prayer, chores, and quiet ambition.
Regional/Cultural Day
Fête de l'Indépendance
The anniversary of Mauritania's independence from France on November 28, 1960. The celebration includes a military parade, the president's address, and the flying of the Mauritanian flag (green with a yellow crescent and star). The day is both celebration and reflection, because independence did not bring prosperity : the country has faced multiple coups and ethnic tensions between the Arab-Berber north and the Sub-Saharan south. In Nouakchott, the parade includes camel-mounted gendarmerie units in full colonial-era dress, and the traditional guedra dance is performed at the presidential palace. The guedra : a hypnotic, trance-inducing dance performed by women with hand-clapping and chanting : is one of Mauritania's most distinctive cultural expressions.
Regional/Cultural Day
Mauritania Morning Radio Day
A day for traffic, weather, jokes, songs, news, and the voices that keep people company while the day begins.
Regional/Cultural Day
Helpful Neighbor Day
A day for borrowing, lifting, watching, warning, checking in, and making the block feel less anonymous.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Nicaragua Day
You experience the resplendent quetzal, jaguar, and three-wattled bellbird as Nicaragua's distinctive tropical wildlife. You find that dogs and cats are the standard pets, with some families raising chickens and keeping parrots for companionship. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
