Holiday Guide for Burkina Faso in 2025

Burkina Faso information

Population: 20.90m
Capital: Ouagadougou
Calling Code: (226)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: West African CFA franc
Language: French

List of National Holidays in Burkina Faso in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Burkina Faso: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday January 3rd Long Weekend! Revolution Day Burkina Faso: Anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état that forced President Maurice Yaméogo to resign
	Saturday March 8th Women's Day Burkina Faso: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Monday March 31st Long Weekend! Korité Burkina Faso: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Sunday April 20th Easter Day Burkina Faso: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 21st Long Weekend! Easter Monday Burkina Faso: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Thursday May 1st Labour Day Burkina Faso: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 15th Traditional Day Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso marks May 15th as a public holiday to celebrate its rich traditions and reinforce secularism, highlighting the importance of traditional religion.
	Thursday May 29th Ascension Day Burkina Faso: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Saturday June 7th Tabaski Burkina Faso: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Tuesday August 5th Independence Day Burkina Faso: Marks independence from French rule on August 5th 1960
	Friday August 15th Long Weekend! Assumption Day Burkina Faso: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Saturday November 1st All Saints' Day Burkina Faso: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Thursday December 11th Proclamation of the Republic Burkina Faso: Upper Volta became an independent republic within the French Community on December 11th 1958
	Thursday December 25th Christmas Day Burkina Faso: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC