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Date<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\r\nDay<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\r\nName of the Holiday<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
01 January<\/td>\r\nThursday<\/td>\r\nNew Year Day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
08 January<\/td>\r\nThursday<\/td>\r\nDay off for Vodoun festival<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
09 January<\/td>\r\nFriday<\/td>\r\nVodoun festival<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
03 April<\/td>\r\nFriday<\/td>\r\nGood Friday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
06 April<\/td>\r\nMonday<\/td>\r\nEaster Monday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
27 April<\/td>\r\nMonday<\/td>\r\nFreedom Day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
01 May<\/td>\r\nFriday<\/td>\r\nLabour Day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
25 May<\/td>\r\nMonday<\/td>\r\nWhite Monday<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
27 May<\/td>\r\nWednesday<\/td>\r\nTabaski (tentative date)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
16 June<\/td>\r\nTuesday<\/td>\r\nYouth Day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
09 August<\/td>\r\nSunday (To be observed on 10 August 2026)<\/td>\r\nNational Women\u2019s Day\r\n\r\n <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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