Benin Public Holidays
Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2012-December 2012 period.
2012
• New Year’s Day - 01 January, 2012
• Traditional Day - 10 January, 2012
• Prophet’s Birthday - 04 February, 2012
• Easter Monday - 09 April, 2012
• Labour Day - 01 May, 2012
• Ascension Day - 17 May, 2012
• Whit Monday - 28 May, 2012
• Independence Day - 01 August, 2012
• Assumption Day - 15 August, 2012
• Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) - 30 August, 2012
• Armed Forces Day - 26 October, 2012
• All Saints Day - 01 November, 2012
• Tabaski (Feast of Sacrifice) - 06 November, 2012
• National Day - 30 November, 2012
• Christmas Day - Sunday, 25 December, 2012
Note
Muslim festivals are timed according to local sightings of various phases of the moon and the dates given above are approximations.