Holidays
The U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou will observe the following holidays in 2012:
| Date | Day | Holiday | US/BF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 02/2012* | Monday | New Year's Day | BF |
| Jan. 03 | Tuesday | National Day | BF |
| Jan.16 | Monday | Martin Luther King's Birthday | US |
| Feb. 04** | Saturday | Mouloud | BF |
| Feb. 20 | Monday | Washington's Birthday | Us |
| March 08 | Thirsday | International Women's Day | BF |
| April 09 | Monday | Easter Monday | BF |
| May 01 | Tuesday | International Labor Day | BF |
| May 17 | Thursday | Ascension Day | BF |
| May 28 | Monday | Memorial Day | US |
| July 04 | Wednesday | Independence Day | US |
| Aug. 06 | Monday | Independence Day | BF |
| Aug. 15 | Wednesday | Assumption Day | BF |
| Aug. 18** | Saturday | Eid-Al-Fitr/Ramadan | BF |
| Sept. 03 | Monday | Labor Day | US |
| Oct. 08 | Monday | Columbus Day | US |
| Oct. 26** | Friday | Eid-Al-Fitr/Ramadan | BF |
| Nov 01 | Thursday | All Saint's Day | BF |
| Nov. 12 | Monday | Veterans' Day3 | US |
| Nov. 22 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | US |
| Dec. 11 | Tuesday | Proclamation of Independence | BF |
| Dec. 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | US/BF |
*January 1, 2012 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day) falls on a Sunday. Monday January 2 will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes.
** Dates to be confirmed. These hHolidays are lunar and dates change each year.