title: Public holidays in the Central African Republic
text: # Public holidays in the Central African Republic
  
  This is a list of public holidays in the Central African Republic
  
  ## Public holidays
  
  | Date | English Name | Comments |
  | - | - | - |
  | January 1 | New Year's Day | |
  | March 29 | Barthelemy Boganda Day | Date of the first prime minister's death in 1959 |
  | March or April | Easter Monday | |
  | May 1 | Labour Day | |
  | May or June | Ascension | |
  | May or June | Whit Monday | Day after Pentecost |
  | June 30 | General Prayer Day | Non-denominational although 60% Protestant and 90% Christian. |
  | August 13 | Independence Day | From France, 1960 |
  | August 15 | Assumption Day | |
  | November 1 | All Saints Day | |
  | December 1 | National Day | Commemorates the anniversary of the Central African Republic becoming an autonomous territory within the French Community in 1958. |
  | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
  | 1 Shawwal | Korité | Muslim feast of Breaking the Fast. |
  | 10 Dhu al-Hijjah | Tabaski | Muslim feast of the Sacrifice. |
  