What are the main holidays in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso Public Holidays
- New Year’s Day. 01 January 2022.
- Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’ 03 January 2022.
- International Women’s Day. 08 March 2022.
- Easter Monday. 18 April 2022.
- Labour Day. 01 May 2022.
- Aid El Segheir (End of Ramadan) 01 May 2022.
- Ascension Day. 26 May 2022.
- Aid El Kébir (Feast of Sacrifice) 09 July 2022.
What is special about Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, which means “land of honest men”, has significant reserves of gold, but the country has faced domestic and external concern over the state of its economy and human rights. A former French colony, it gained independence as Upper Volta in 1960.
What is culture in Burkina Faso?
Two key elements of culture in Burkina Faso (a country once known as Upper Volta) are its indigenous masks and dancing. The masks used in this region of the western Sahel are made for rites of sacrifice to gods and animal spirits in the villages.
Was ist Burkina Faso?
[6] Burkina Faso ist ein Binnenstaat im Inneren Westafrikas mit 267.950 km² Fläche, von denen 400 km² auf die Gewässer entfallen.
Was ist Burkina Faso’s HIPC?
Burkina Faso ist einer der ärmsten und am wenigsten entwickelten Staaten der Erde und wird zur Gruppe der Hochverschuldeten Entwicklungsländer (englisch Heavily Indebted Poor Countries, abgekürzt HIPC) gezählt. 2005 wurde im Rahmen der HIPC-Entschuldungsinitiative von Weltbank und IWF die Streichung seiner Auslandsschulden vereinbart.
How many Bistümer are there in Burkina Faso?
Es bestehen 13 katholische Bistümer, davon drei Erzbistümer, die in der Bischofskonferenz von Burkina Faso und Niger organisiert sind. Erzbischof von Ouagadougou ist Philippe Ouédraogo .
What happened to Compaore of Burkina Faso?
^ “Compaore says will step down as Burkina Faso president”, Deutsche Welle, 30 October 2014. ^ “Burkina Faso general takes over as Compaore resigns”. BBC News. ^ “Kafando sworn in as Burkina Faso transitional president”, Reuters, 18 November 2014.