: calendar for 2025
2025
1 Jan New Year's Day
9 Jan Day Off for Vodoun Festival
10 Jan Traditional Day
30 Mar Eid al-Fitr
20 Apr Easter Sunday
21 Apr Easter Monday
1 May International Workers' Day
29 May Ascension Day
6 Jun Eid al-Adha
9 Jun Whit Monday
1 Aug Independence Day
15 Aug Assumption
4 Sep The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
26 Oct Army Day
1 Nov All Saints
30 Nov National Day
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Second Day of Christmas
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Jan 1, Wed
New Year's Day
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year
New Year's Day

Jan 9, Thu
Day Off for Vodoun Festival
Jour férié pour la Fête du Vodoun

Jan 10, Fri
Traditional Day
Recognizes the nation's heritage of the Vodoun religion and traditional spiritual practices. Declared a public holiday in 1996, the day is celebrated with rituals honoring ancestral spirits, including music, dance, offerings, and ceremonies—especially in Ouidah, the spiritual heart of Vodoun culture
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fête_du_Vodoun

Mar 30, Sun
Eid al-Fitr
Korité
Important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr

Apr 20, Sun
Easter Sunday
Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
Easter Sunday

Apr 21, Mon
Easter Monday
A holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, associated with rest, family time, outdoor picnics, egg rolling games, and in some regions - such as Central and Eastern Europe - playful water-splashing customs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday
Easter Monday

May 1, Thu
International Workers' Day
Labour Day
A holiday observed on May 1st to recognize workers and labor rights, with historical origins in late 19th-century labor demonstrations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
International Workers' Day

May 29, Thu
Ascension Day
This holiday commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension
Ascension Day

Jun 6, Fri
Eid al-Adha
Tabaski
One of the most important Islamic holidays, it honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son, as an act of obedience to God's command. Begins on the tenth day of the Islamic month Dhu'l-Hijjah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha
Eid al-Adha

Jun 9, Mon
Whit Monday
Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Monday
Whit Monday

Aug 1, Fri
Independence Day
The day marks independence from French colonial rule on August 1, 1960.

Aug 15, Fri
Assumption
Assumption Day
The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birthday (the day that Mary was received into Heaven).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary

Sep 4, Thu
The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Maouloud
Traditional commemoration of the birth of Muhammad, falls on 12 Rabi' al-awwal
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawlid

Oct 26, Sun
Army Day
Armed Forces Day
A national holiday celebrated in honor of the military forces
Army Day

Nov 1, Sat
All Saints
All Saints' Day
Commemoration day for all Christian saints.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day
All Saints

Nov 30, Sun
National Day
National Day is celebrated to commemorate the founding of the People’s Republic of Benin in 1975. On this day, the country officially changed its name from Dahomey to Benin and adopted a Marxist-Leninist form of government under the leadership of Mathieu Kérékou.

Dec 25, Thu
Christmas Day
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day

Dec 26, Fri
Second Day of Christmas
Boxing Day
A continuation of the Christmas celebration, marked by family time, rest, and traditions of giving, also known in many countries as Boxing Day, Second Day of Christmas, Saint Stephen’s Day, or the Day of Goodwill
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Day_of_Christmas
Second Day of Christmas