title: Public holidays in Sierra Leone
text: # Public holidays in Sierra Leone
  
      This is a list of holidays in Sierra Leone. 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.
  
  ## Public holidays
  
  | Date | Name | Description |
  | - | - | - |
  | January 1 | New Year's Day | |
  | February 18 | Armed Forces Day | In 2002 President Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah officially declared the End of the Sierra Leone Civil War |
  | April 27 | Independence Day | From the United Kingdom, 1961 |
  | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
  | December 26 | Boxing Day | |
  | Friday of Holy Week March or April | Good Friday | Crucifixion of Jesus |
  | Monday after Easter March or April | Easter Monday | Christian Feast of the Resurrection |
  | 1 Shawwal | Korité | End of Ramadan, Muslim Breaking of the Fast |
  | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice |
  | 12 Rabi' al-awwal | Mawlid | Prophet Mohammed's Birthday |
  