The Ministry of Interior for the Republic of Ghana has released the official list of statutory and commemorative holidays for the country in the year 2021.
The list spans religious holidays to national events and more.
Check the list from below.
|Statutory|
Holiday | Date | Day |
New Year’s Eve | 1st January | Friday |
Constitution Day | 7th January | Thursday |
Independence Day | 6th March | Saturday |
Good Friday | 2nd April | Friday |
Easter Monday | 5th April | Monday |
May Day (Workers’ Day) | 1st May | Saturday |
Eid-Ul-Fitr | *** | **** |
Eid-Ul-Adha | *** | **** |
Founders’ Day | 4th August | Wednesday |
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day | 21st September | Tuesday |
Farmer’s Day | 3rd December | Friday |
Christmas Day | 25th December | Saturday |
Boxing Day | 26th December | Sunday |
|Commemorative Days |
African Union Day | 25th May | Tuesday |
Republic Day | 1st July | Thursday |
The Ministry announced the days for the Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Adhar were not fixed because they are movable feasts and their days for observation. They also revealed the dates for their observation would be provided by the office of the Chief Imam in the course of the year.
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