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Ascension Day

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Ascension Day in Benin

Jour de l'Ascension

Thursday6May 2027

Ascension Day is a public holiday in Benin, known locally as Jour de l'Ascension.

In 2026 it falls on Thursday 14 May; in 2027 on Thursday 6 May.

52 other countries in our calendar also have Ascension Day as a public holiday.

Dates, 2025 to 2028

Year	Date	Weekday	Note
2025	29 May	Thursday
2026	14 May	Thursday
2027	6 May	Thursday
2028	25 May	Thursday

Ascension Day elsewhere

Around the world

Aruba14 May Austria14 May Belgium14 May Botswana14 May Burkina Faso14 May Burundi14 May Cameroon14 May Caribbean Netherlands14 May Central African Republic14 May Colombia18 May Curaçao14 May Denmark14 May Eswatini14 May Faroe Islands14 May Finland14 May France14 May French Guiana14 May French Polynesia14 May French Southern and Antarctic Lands14 May Gabon14 May Germany14 May Greenland14 May Guadeloupe14 May Iceland14 May Indonesia14 May Ivory Coast14 May Kingdom of the Netherlands14 May Lesotho14 May Liechtenstein14 May Luxembourg14 May Madagascar14 May Martinique14 May Mayotte14 May Monaco14 May Namibia14 May New Caledonia14 May Norway14 May Republic of the Congo14 May Réunion14 May Saint Barthélemy14 May Saint Pierre and Miquelon14 May Saint-Martin14 May Senegal14 May Sint Maarten14 May Svalbard and Jan Mayen14 May Sweden14 May Switzerland14 May Togo14 May Vanuatu14 May Vatican City14 May Wallis and Futuna14 May Åland14 May