Public holidays in Cameroon

This is a list of holidays in Cameroon

Fixed

Date	English Name	French Name	Notes
January 1	New Year's Day	Nouvel An
February 11	Youth Day	Journée de la jeunesse	Commemorates the unification in 1961 and honors young people.[1]
May 1	Labour Day	Fête du Travail
May 20	National Day	Fête Nationale	Cameroon replaced its federal structure on May 20, 1972.
August 15	Assumption Day	Assomption
December 25	Christmas Day	Noël

Movable holidays

The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date.

English Name	Date	Description
Good Friday	Friday before Easter	Crucifixion of Jesus
Ascension Day	39 days after Easter	Ascension of Jesus into Heaven
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwal	Celebrates end of Ramadan
Eid al-Adha	10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Feast of Sacrifice
Mawlid	12 Rabi' al-awwal	The Prophet's Birthday

See also

• Nigeria

References

1. "Youth Day in Cameroon in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 4, 2021.