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Benin Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
10
Traditional Day
February
04
Prophet's Birthday
April
09
Easter Monday
May
01
Labour Day
May
17
Ascension Day
May
28
Whit Monday
August
01
Independence Day
August
15
Assumption
August
30
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
October
26
Armed Forces Day
November
01
All Saints' Day
November
06
Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice)
November
30
National Day
December
25
Christmas Day

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