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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 |