Korité 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Benin

Korité is celebrated by Muslims in Benin with much religious fervour and general merriment. This celebration is also known as Eid al-Fitr here and in many other parts of the world.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	21 Apr	Fri	Korité
2024	10 Apr	Wed	Korité
2025	30 Mar	Sun	Korité
2026	20 Mar	Fri	Korité
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The national holiday comes on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal, immediately following the holy month of Ramadan and month-long period of fasting, prayer and devotion. It is one of the most important of all Muslim commemorations. On the Western Calendar, the date of Eid Al-Fitr moves forward 11 days each year.

Benin is a majority Christian nation, but around 20 to 25 percent are Muslims. They are more concentrated in the northern reaches of the country. Islam was introduced to what is now Benin hundreds of years ago by Songhai conquerors and Hausa traders.

After a devout time of sunrise-to-sunset fasting during Ramadan, Muslims essentially “party” on Korité. They have big feasts, attend special meetings in mosques, give food to the poor called “the Zakat Al-Fitr”, and may send Eid greeting cards or even go on journeys to their home towns.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	2 May	Mon	Korité
2021	13 May	Thu	Korité
2020	24 May	Sun	Korité
2019	4 Jun	Tue	Korité
2018	15 Jun	Fri	Korité
2017	25 Jun	Sun	Korité