Accurate, up-to-date public holidays, bank holidays, and observances in Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso for 2019 ready to be integrated into your application.
Burkina Faso was originally named Upper Volta. It is a country in West Africa. In the early 1900’s the French colonized this territory, From 1958-1984 Burkina was known as the Republic of Upper Volta. On August 5, 1960, the Republic of Upper Volta became independent from France. The country later was renamed to Burkina Faso on August 4, 1984.
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Date | Weekday | Name | Notes |
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January 1st | Tuesday | New Year's Day | |
January 3rd | Thursday | Revolution Day | |
March 8th | Friday | International Women's Day | Long weekend. |
March 20th | Wednesday | March Equinox | |
April 21st | Sunday | Easter | |
April 22nd | Monday | Easter Monday | Long weekend. |
May 1st | Wednesday | Labor Day | |
May 26th | Sunday | Mother's Day | |
May 30th | Thursday | Feast of the Ascension of Jesus Christ | |
June 9th | Sunday | Father's Day | |
June 21st | Friday | June Solstice | Long weekend. |
August 5th | Monday | Independence Day | Long weekend. |
August 15th | Thursday | Assumption of Mary | |
September 23rd | Monday | September Equinox | Long weekend. |
November 1st | Friday | All Saints' Day | Long weekend. |
December 11th | Wednesday | Proclamation of the Republic | |
December 22nd | Sunday | December Solstice | |
December 24th | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | |
December 25th | Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
December 31st | Tuesday | New Year's Eve |