Festivals and holidays · Senegal

Tabaski (Eid al-Adha)

Religious festival · Nationwide

White mosque with a green dome and two minarets in the Senegalese countryside
Photo: Baptiste Riethmann, Unsplash license

Tabaski is the country's biggest family celebration, centered on the sacrifice of a sheep. Many Dakar residents head back to their villages, so roads and bus stations are overwhelmed in the days before. Avoid traveling then if you can.