🇧🇯 Benin Public Holidays 2026
The official calendar of holidays and observances.
Official holiday calendar
First day of the calendar year
Celebration of Vodoun culture and traditions
National day of remembrance
Celebration of democracy and sovereignty
Celebration of women's achievements
Christian celebration following Easter Sunday
International Workers' Day
Christian feast celebrating the ascension of Jesus
Day honoring mothers and rural women
Christian celebration of Pentecost Monday
Day honoring fathers
Festival of Sacrifice
Christian feast celebrating the assumption of Mary
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
Celebration of the military
Christian celebration honoring all saints
Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus
Benin festivals
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