National Holidays in Western Sahara in 2023
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2023
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Monday | February 27 | Independence Manifesto Day | Secular holiday | according to the Polisario |
Wednesday | March 08 | Womens' Day | Secular holiday | The idea of an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. |
Monday | May 01 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. |
Saturday | May 20 | Liberation Day | Secular holiday | according to Polisario sources |
Friday | June 09 | Martyrs' Day | Secular holiday | according to Polisario sources |
Saturday | June 17 | Zemla Uprise | Secular holiday | according to Polisario sources |
Thursday | June 29 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Secular holiday | The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday |
Sunday | July 09 | Youth Day | Secular holiday | according to Polisario sources |
Wednesday | July 19 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Secular holiday | The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. |
Sunday | July 30 | Enthronement Day | Secular holiday | Celebrates the accession to the throne, of King Mohammed VI on July 3O, 1999, who succeeded his father King Hassan II. |
Monday | August 14 | Oued Eddahab Allegiance Day | Secular holiday | |
Sunday | August 20 | Revolution Day | Secular holiday | |
Monday | August 21 | Youth Day | Secular holiday | Celebrates the Revolution of the King and the People, a landmark in Morocco's history, that illustrates the struggle of the Alaouite Throne and the Moroccan people against occupation. |