Festivals and holidays · Mauritania

Eid al-Adha (Tabaski)

Religious festival · Nationwide

A herd of small livestock on a long desert road in Mauritania
Photo: Baptiste Riethmann, Unsplash license

Tabaski is the big celebration of the year, spent with family around the sacrifice of a sheep. Many Mauritanians travel to join their relatives. Expect crowded transportation and reduced services for a few days.