Public Holidays in Benin 2011 🇧🇯
Benin has 13 public holidays in 2011. The next public holiday is All Saints' Day on 1. Nov. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Benin.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Vodoun Festival | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Easter Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Ascension Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Whit Monday | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | National Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Assumption Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | All Saints' Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Benin 2011
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Vodoun Festival — (Monday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Easter Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Ascension Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Whit Monday — (Monday) — long weekend
- National Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Assumption Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- All Saints' Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Benin
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2011 to 2012.
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
- Easter Monday: →
- Ascension Day: →
- Whit Monday: →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
