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Senegal : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations
Senegal : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
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| Date | Name | Kind | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday december 23, 2023 | Winter holiday (beginning) | School holidays |  |
| Saturday december 23, 2023 | Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Monday december 25, 2023 | Christmas Day | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday january 1, 2024 | New Year's Day | Secular holiday | |
| Tuesday january 2, 2024 | Winter holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday january 8, 2024 | Winter holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Wednesday february 14, 2024 | Valentine's Day | cards/flowers | |
| Saturday february 24, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Sunday february 25, 2024 | Presidential election | Special Events | |
| Monday march 11, 2024 | Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Monday march 11, 2024 | Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | cards/flowers | |
| Saturday march 30, 2024 | Spring holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday april 1, 2024 | Easter Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Thursday april 4, 2024 | Independence Day | National Day | |
| Monday april 8, 2024 | Spring holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Wednesday april 10, 2024 | Korité | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Friday april 19, 2024 | Tour du Sénégal | Sports events | |
| Saturday april 27, 2024 | Easter holiday (beginning) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Wednesday may 1, 2024 | Labor Day/May Day | Secular holiday | |
| Wednesday may 8, 2024 | Ascension holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Thursday may 9, 2024 | Ascension | Catholic or protestant | |
| Monday may 13, 2024 | Ascension holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Monday may 13, 2024 | Easter holiday (end) - French schools | School holidays | |
| Friday may 17, 2024 | Pentecost holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
| Monday may 20, 2024 | Whit Monday | Catholic or protestant | |
| Tuesday may 21, 2024 | Pentecost holiday (end) | School holidays | |
| Sunday june 16, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Sunday june 16, 2024 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
| Monday june 17, 2024 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
| Tuesday june 18, 2024 | FESPOP - Percussion Festival | Events, celebrations... | |
| Wednesday june 19, 2024 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Winter holiday (beginning)
-Saturday december 23, 2023
School holidays : official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Saturday december 23, 2023
School holidays :
Christmas Day
-Monday december 25, 2023
Catholic or protestant :
New Year's Day
-Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Winter holiday (end)
-Tuesday january 2, 2024
School holidays : Https://education.sn/
https://ecolesaintexupery1.wixsite.com/dakar/calendrier
official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
French schools follow a different calendar
Schooling is officially mandatory till age 16
Teaching languages: Wolof, French
Religious education is compulsory in Muslim areas
schools are open on Saturday
school uniforms usually required
Number of instructional hours: 1331
We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 (Senegalese schools - spring vacations to be confirmed) and till Aug 2024 (French schools); Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
ake a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries, including Senegal
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
https://ecolesaintexupery1.wixsite.com/dakar/calendrier
official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
French schools follow a different calendar
Schooling is officially mandatory till age 16
Teaching languages: Wolof, French
Religious education is compulsory in Muslim areas
schools are open on Saturday
school uniforms usually required
Number of instructional hours: 1331
We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 (Senegalese schools - spring vacations to be confirmed) and till Aug 2024 (French schools); Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
ake a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries, including Senegal
Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.
Winter holiday (end) - French schools
-Monday january 8, 2024
School holidays :
Valentine's Day
-Wednesday february 14, 2024
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Saturday february 24, 2024
School holidays :
Presidential election
-Sunday february 25, 2024
Special Events :
Mid-term holiday (end) - French schools
-Monday march 11, 2024
School holidays :
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday march 11, 2024
cards/flowers :
Spring holiday (beginning)
-Saturday march 30, 2024
School holidays : official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
Easter Monday
-Monday april 1, 2024
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Independence Day
-Thursday april 4, 2024
Secular holiday : Obtained from France in 1960
Spring holiday (end)
-Monday april 8, 2024
School holidays : official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
Korité
-Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
Tour du Sénégal
-Friday april 19, 2024
Sports events : Departure date; lasts 10 days 2024 edition NOT confirmed
Easter holiday (beginning) - French schools
-Saturday april 27, 2024
School holidays :
Labor Day/May Day
-Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday may 8, 2024
School holidays :
Ascension
-Thursday may 9, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Ascension holiday (end)
-Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Easter holiday (end) - French schools
-Monday may 13, 2024
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
-Friday may 17, 2024
School holidays :
Whit Monday
-Monday may 20, 2024
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
-Tuesday may 21, 2024
School holidays :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Sunday june 16, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Fathers' Day
-Sunday june 16, 2024
cards/flowers :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
-Monday june 17, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
FESPOP - Percussion Festival
-Tuesday june 18, 2024
Culture : Lasts 2 weeks - in Louga http://www.fesfop.org/ 2024 edition NOT confirmed
Summer holiday (beginning)
-Wednesday june 19, 2024
School holidays : official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
