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Public holidays in the Central African Republic

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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.

References

"General Prayer Day in Central African Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
"Republic Day in Central African Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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