| Kanilai International Festival - Thursday June 7, 2018 Culture : Lasts 2 weeks 2018 edition not confirmed
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| Shab-e-Qadr (Quran revelation) - Monday June 11, 2018 Muslim, Sufi :
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| End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday June 15, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
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| End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Saturday June 16, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Also called korité
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday June 29, 2018 School holidays :
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| Revolution Day - Sunday July 22, 2018 Secular holiday : Anniversary of the coup that brought President Jammeh to power on the 22nd July 1994 paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Friday July 27, 2018 School holidays :
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| Assumption - Thursday August 15, 2019 Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Monday August 20, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam.
It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
The Prophet Muhammad called Eid Al-Adha the best day of the year, since it is the last and biggest day of the annual pilgrimage.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday August 21, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Also written Id al'Adha (or Eid Al-Adha) is the Feast of the Sacrifice , the second main celebration of Islam.
It takes place on the tenth day of the twelfth -- last month of the Islamic calendar and celebrates Abraham's (also written Ibrahim) willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
The Prophet Muhammad called Eid Al-Adha the best day of the year, since it is the last and biggest day of the annual pilgrimage.
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| Summer holiday (end) - Tuesday September 11, 2018 School holidays :
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| El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) - Tuesday September 11, 2018 Banks only :
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| Ashura - Wednesday September 19, 2018 Banks only : Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, killed in the year 680 in Kerbala (Iraq) during his fight against injustice.
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| Ashura - Thursday September 20, 2018 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday September 24, 2018 School holidays :
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| Deepavali/Dipabali - Wednesday November 7, 2018 cards/flowers : The Light festival starts with festivities. The week celebrates 1.Dhanteras, 2.Kali Chaudas, 3.Deepavali, 4.Navu-Varsha (new year), 5.Bhai-beej. The Vai cast is mainly concerned. May last several days. NOT a public holiday
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| Mawlud Nabi ("Gamo") - Tuesday November 20, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : Birthday of the Prophet, Mohammed. For nine days there are Parties with fairs, feasting, and parades. Stories are told about how the mountains danced when Mohammed was born, and sang, There is no god but Allah. The trees answered, And Mohammed is his Prophet.
Then 7,000 angels brought a golden vase filled with heavenly dew, and his mother bathed the new baby in it. Many stories like these are told to Arab children on the Prophet's Birthday, the happiest day in the Moslem year.
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| Winter holiday (beginning) - Friday December 21, 2018 School holidays :
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| Christmas Day - Tuesday December 25, 2018 Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.
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| Public holiday - Wednesday December 26, 2018 Secular holiday :
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