Festivals and holidays · Benin

Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)

Religious festival · Nationwide, especially the north and towns with large Muslim communities

Aerial view of Porto-Novo, the capital of Benin, under a cloudy sky
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Tabaski is celebrated with family around the sacrifice of a sheep. It is a public holiday. If you are traveling in the north, first check your own government's travel advice and that of the French foreign ministry (France Diplomatie), as travel to several areas there is advised against.