1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Mali 2025
Mali has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 18 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 18 – Mon, Jan 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 21–24) for 9 days off (Jan 18 – 26).
1 dayWed, Mar 26
Martyrs' Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
26
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 24–25) for 5 days off (Mar 22 – 26).
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 27–28) for 5 days off (Mar 26 – 30).
3 daysSat, Apr 19 – Mon, Apr 21
192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 22–25) for 9 days off (Apr 19 – 27).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, May 24 – Sun, May 25
2425
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
1 dayThu, Sep 4
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Sep 5) for 4 days off (Sep 4 – 7).
3 daysSat, Sep 20 – Mon, Sep 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 23–26) for 9 days off (Sep 20 – 28).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 21–24 | Jan 18 – 26 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 24–25 | Mar 22 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 24–25 + Mar 27–28 | Mar 22 – 30 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 27–28 | Mar 26 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 6 | 3d · Sep 1–3 | Aug 30 – Sep 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 1–3 + Sep 5 | Aug 30 – Sep 7 |
| 4 | 1d · Sep 5 | Sep 4 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 23–26 | Sep 20 – 28 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Mali's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.