Burkina HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in Burkina Faso |
sitesworld.com Date | English Name | Description |
January 1 | New Year's Day | |
January 3 | Anniversary of the 1966 coup d’état | |
March 8 | Women’s Day | |
May 1 | Labor Day | |
August 5 | Independence Day | |
August 15 | Assumption | |
November 1 | All Saints Day | |
December 11 | Proclamation of the Republic | Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community |
December 25 | Christmas | sitesworld.com |
sitesworld.com English Name | Local Name | Description |
Eid ul-Fitr | Aid el Sagheer | Celebrates end of Ramadan |
Easter | ||
Easter Monday | The day after Easter Sunday | |
Ascension | ||
Eid ul-Adha | Aid el Kebir | Feast of Sacrificesitesworld.com |