Festivals and holidays · Burkina Faso

Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)

Religious festival · Nationwide

A herd of goats lying on bare ground in Burkina Faso
Photo: Jet Stouten, Unsplash license

Tabaski is celebrated with family around the sacrifice of a sheep. It is a public holiday. The French foreign ministry advises against all travel to Burkina Faso. Check your own government's travel advice as well.