Public holidays in Burkina Faso
This is a list of holidays in Burkina Faso.
Public holidays
August 4 (Revolution Day) and October 15 (Anniversary of the 1987 coup d’état) are mentioned in Article 2 of the aforementioned law of 2000, but they are only classified as commemorative dates (sont reconnus par l’Etat comme marquant des événements à caractère historique pouvant donner lieu à des cérémonies commémoratives) and the wording of Article 3 makes it obvious that only the holidays and dates mentioned in Article 1 are public holidays. This two dates were public holidays between 1992 and 2000.
Movable holidays
The following holidays are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in which they occur:
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