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Calendar December 2025 & Moon Phases
This free calendar features official public holidays, traditional festivals, major sporting events and precise monthly moon phases for your region, and supports one-click downloading and high-quality printing.
Public Holidays in Benin 2025
| Date | Week | Public Holidays | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2025 | Wed | New Year's Day | National |
| January 9, 2025 | Thu | Vodoun Festival | National |
| January 10, 2025 | Fri | Vodoun Festival | National |
| March 30, 2025 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | National |
| April 21, 2025 | Mon | Easter Monday | National |
| May 1, 2025 | Thu | Labor Day | National |
| May 29, 2025 | Thu | Ascension Day | National |
| June 6, 2025 | Fri | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | National |
| June 9, 2025 | Mon | Pentecost Monday | National |
| August 1, 2025 | Fri | National Day | National |
| August 15, 2025 | Fri | Assumption Day | National |
| September 4, 2025 | Thu | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | National |
| November 1, 2025 | Sat | All Saints' Day | National |
| December 25, 2025 | Thu | Christmas Day | National |
About Public Holidays in Bénin
Benin, the birthplace of Vodun, celebrates a holiday calendar of remarkable cultural depth. The National Vodun Festival on January 10 — the only official Vodun holiday in the world — draws pilgrims and tourists to Ouidah, while the country's Christian minority observes Christmas and Easter and its Muslim community the two Eids. Independence Day on August 1 marks the 1960 break from France, and the traditional Gelede masquerades and the royal ceremonies of Abomey give the year an extraordinary range of celebration.
In December 2025 there is 1 public holiday: Christmas Day. In 2025, Benin observes 14 public holidays including 14 national, of which 2 fall on a weekend.
Sports Events in Benin 2025
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