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Regional in Benin
Gelede Festival in Benin
Traditional masquerade festival
Quick Facts
Religious Holiday
Has spiritual and religious significance
traditional
Multi-Day Celebration
Celebrated over 2 days in Benin
2 Days
Holiday Type
Classification in Benin
Regional
Festival
Celebrated as a cultural festival
🎪 Festival
About Gelede Festival
Traditional masquerade festival
A traditional festival dedicated to Mother Earth.
UNESCO-recognized cultural festival celebrating mothers and female ancestors
Practical Information in Benin
Banks
Banks are closed
🏦 ClosedSchools
Educational institutions are closed
🏫 ClosedGovernment Offices
Government services unavailable
🏛️ ClosedHistorical Significance in Benin
Originated from the Yoruba people to honor women and mothers as providers of life.
Calendar Details
Calendar Systems
gregorian
Types of Celebration
cultural
Traditional cultural celebrations
traditional
Traditional traditional celebrations
arts
Traditional arts celebrations
On this day in African history
- 1828 René Caillié becomes the second non-Muslim to enter Timbuktu, following Major Gordon Laing. He would also be the first to return alive. · Mali
- 1828 René Caillié enters Timbuktu, becoming the second non-Muslim Westerner to reach the city and the first to return alive. · Mali
- 1960 Milton Margai leads a multi-party delegation to the Sierra Leone Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House in London. · Sierra Leone
- 1961 Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba. · Cuba
- 1961 The Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba fails. · Cuba
- 1988 Gunmen who hijacked a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet are allowed safe passage out of Algeria under an agreement that they free the remaining 31 hostages. Th... · Algeria
Historical Timeline
2026
Last observed in Benin
🇧🇯Final celebration recorded in Benin
⏰ Last ObservedCurrent Status in Benin
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Benin
Last observed: 2026
Regional Holiday
Date: April 20, 2024