The business world's No-Go Days!
Madagascar, Somalia, Somaliland, today is your national day! EDIT wishes you all the best on this special day.
Burkina Faso : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday June 14, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Special Events |  |
| Thursday June 30, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday August 5, 2022 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Monday August 15, 2022 | Assumption | Catholic | |
| Monday October 3, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Saturday October 8, 2022 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Wednesday October 26, 2022 | All Saints (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Friday October 28, 2022 | SIAO (even years only) | Tradeshows | |
| Saturday October 29, 2022 | Tour du Faso cycling race | Sports events | |
| Monday October 31, 2022 | Martyrs' Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday November 1, 2022 | All Saints' Day | Catholic | |
| Monday November 7, 2022 | All Saints - (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday December 12, 2022 | Proclamation of the Republic | Secular holiday | |
| Friday December 16, 2022 | Christmas holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Sunday December 25, 2022 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday December 26, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Special Events | |
| Monday December 26, 2022 | Boxing Day | Catholic or protestant | |
Day of Mourning
-Tuesday June 14, 2022
Special Events : In tribute to the 79 victimes of the Seytenga terrorist attack
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Thursday June 30, 2022
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Independence Day
-Friday August 5, 2022
Secular holiday : Obtained from France on 5 August, 1960 Not a paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Assumption
-Monday August 15, 2022
Catholic : Dogma defined by the Catholic Church on November 1, 1950, when Pope Pius XII declared that at the end of her life, Mary's body and soul were assumed into Heaven.
Summer holiday (end)
-Monday October 3, 2022
School holidays :
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Saturday October 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
All Saints (beginning)
-Wednesday October 26, 2022
School holidays :
SIAO (even years only)
-Friday October 28, 2022
Tradeshows : Lasts 10 days -
http://www.siao.bf in Ouagadougou 2022 edition confirmed
Tour du Faso cycling race
-Saturday October 29, 2022
Sports events : Lasts 10 days
http://www.tourdufaso.bf/ 2022 edition NOT confirmed
Martyrs' Day
-Monday October 31, 2022
Secular holiday :
All Saints' Day
-Tuesday November 1, 2022
Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)
All Saints - (end)
-Monday November 7, 2022
School holidays :
Proclamation of the Republic
-Monday December 12, 2022
Secular holiday :
Christmas holiday (beginning)
-Friday December 16, 2022
School holidays :
Christmas Day
-Sunday December 25, 2022
Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Years Day on Christmas Day.
Day of Mourning
-Monday December 26, 2022
Special Events : After 41 militia members killed
Boxing Day
-Monday December 26, 2022
Catholic or protestant :
