Holidays and Observances in Burkina Faso in 2017
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year | Public Holiday |
Jan 2 | Monday | Day off for New Year | Public Holiday |
Jan 3 | Tuesday | Burkina Faso Popular Uprising Day | Public Holiday |
Mar 8 | Wednesday | International Women's Day | Public Holiday |
Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | Public Holiday |
May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Public Holiday |
Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
Jun 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr | Public Holiday |
Aug 5 | Saturday | National Day | Public Holiday |
Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | Public Holiday |
Sep 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Public Holiday |
Sep 22 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 31 | Tuesday | Martyrs' Day | Public Holiday |
Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints’ Day | Public Holiday |
Dec 1 | Friday | The Prophet's Birthday | Public Holiday |
Dec 11 | Monday | Proclamation of Independence Day | Public Holiday |
Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
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