Postage stamps and postal history of French Sudan 1931 became the most common. They include a Fulani milkmaid, the door of the Djenne residence, and a boatman on the river Niger. From 1944 to 1959, the French West Africa issues were used in the French Sudan. Various territories were joined in 1895 by the French colonial authorities in a federation known as French West Africa (AOF). These territories included Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (now Benin). The French colonial territories in the federation issued their own postage stamps until 1943. In many cases
Name day language calendars include detailed name day lists. Some name days coincide with major Christian feasts, for example people whose names are "Chrēstos" or "Christine" have their name day on Christmas, people named after St. Basil have their name day on New Year's Day, "Anastásios" and "Anastasía" on Easter Sunday, "María" and "Mários" on the Dormition or on the Presentation, etc. The traditional format of a name day celebration is an open house: once a family or person may choose to celebrate with invited guests (at home, at a restaurant, a bar or a club) if at all (e.g. following a