The following is a complete list of public holidays in Burkina Faso. Public holidays when all residents have time off from work are often called red days. This list contains red days, but also public holidays that are only celebrated without time off from work and school.
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Holiday name | Date | Holiday type | When |
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New Year | January 1, 2024 | Public holiday | 183 days ago 183 days ago |
Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état | January 3, 2024 | Public holiday | 181 days ago 181 days ago |
International Women's Day | March 8, 2024 | Public holiday | 116 days ago 116 days ago |
Easter Sunday | March 31, 2024 | Public holiday | 93 days ago 93 days ago |
Easter Monday | April 1, 2024 | Public holiday | 92 days ago 92 days ago |
Eid al-Fitr | April 10, 2024 | Public holiday | 83 days ago 83 days ago |
Labour Day | May 1, 2024 | Public holiday | 62 days ago 62 days ago |
Feast of the Ascension | May 9, 2024 | Public holiday | 54 days ago 54 days ago |
Pentecost | May 19, 2024 | Public holiday | 44 days ago 44 days ago |
Eidul-Adha | June 16, 2024 | Public holiday | 16 days ago 16 days ago |
Independence Day | August 5, 2024 | Public holiday | in 34 days |
Assumption of Mary | August 15, 2024 | Public holiday | in 44 days |
Mawlid | September 15, 2024 | Public holiday | in 75 days |
All Saints' Day | November 1, 2024 | Public holiday | in 122 days |
Proclamation of the Republic | December 11, 2024 | Public holiday | in 162 days |
Christmas Day | December 25, 2024 | Public holiday | in 176 days |