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Senegal : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Communauté Africaine Financière Franc (XAF)
  • Internet extension: .sn - Telephone code: +221 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: 0 (DST: no)

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  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Saturday november 16, 2024Marathon Eiffage DakarSports events
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    Sunday november 17, 2024Parliamentary electionSpecial Events
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    Thursday november 28, 2024Fidak (Foire Internationale de Dakar)Tradeshows
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    Friday december 20, 2024Winter holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Saturday december 21, 2024Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 25, 2024Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Wednesday january 1, 2025New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday january 2, 2025Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday january 6, 2025Winter holiday (end) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Friday february 14, 2025Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Friday february 21, 2025Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schoolsSchool holidays
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    Marathon Eiffage Dakar

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    Saturday november 16, 2024
    Sports events : Https://marathondakar.eiffage.com/ lasts two days -- in Dakar 2023 edition confirmed

    Parliamentary election

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    Sunday november 17, 2024
    Special Events :

    Fidak (Foire Internationale de Dakar)

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    Thursday november 28, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.cices-fidak.com/ lasts 10 days - in Dakar 2024 edition confirmed

    Winter holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Friday december 20, 2024
    School holidays :

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Saturday december 21, 2024
    School holidays : official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education

    Christmas Day

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    Wednesday december 25, 2024
    Catholic or protestant :

    New Year's Day

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    Wednesday january 1, 2025
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Thursday january 2, 2025
    School holidays : Https://education.sn/
    https://ecolesaintexupery1.wixsite.com/dakar/calendrier
    official calendar issued by the Ministry of Education
    French schools follow a different calendar
    Schooling is officially mandatory till age 16
    Teaching languages: Wolof, French
    Religious education is compulsory in Muslim areas
    schools are open on Saturday
    school uniforms usually required
    Number of instructional hours: 1331

    We carry confirmed dates till Nov 2025 (Senegalese schools) and till Aug 2025 (French schools); Further dates are projected dates based on previous years

    ake a Paypal donation of euros 50 to [email protected] to purchase the full calendar for 5 countries, including Senegal
    Contact [email protected] to purchase a file containing confirmed calendars of 550 countries and regions.

    Winter holiday (end) - French schools

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    Monday january 6, 2025
    School holidays :

    Valentine's Day

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    Friday february 14, 2025
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Mid-term holiday (beginning) - French schools

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    Friday february 21, 2025
    School holidays :