Observance in Benin
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🇧🇯 Mother's Day in Benin
Day honoring mothers and rural women
Date in Benin
May 10
A day to celebrate mothers and their selfless love.
This holiday is celebrated on World Rural Women's Day
How Mother's Day is observed in Benin
Historical significance
Adopted from Western traditions in the 20th century.
Public life in Benin
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- 1979 Ahmed Sékou Touré awarded the Collar of the Order of Civil Merit by Spain. · Guinea
- 1985 Hassan al-Turabi founds the National Islamic Front (NIF) following the overthrow of the Gaafar Nimeiry dictatorship. · Sudan
- 1994 Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. · South Africa