Public holidays in Ghana

There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays in Ghana, a sub-Saharan country in Africa. The primary National holiday is Independence Day, which is on 6 March. It is a National Day and is set to honor the memory of Ghana's independence from the United Kingdom in 1957.

This is a list of public holidays in Ghana.

National holidays

Notes

1. Introduced by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, National Farmers' Day was organized as a day’s activity for the nation to honor its hard working farmers, with certificates and prizes, who excelled in their contributions to improve the agricultural sector. In 1988, the first Friday of every December was designated by the government as Farmers' Day and is celebrated as a statutory Public Holiday.
2. With the exception of Farmers' Day which is always on a Friday, when these dates fall at the weekend, the following Monday tends to be declared a holiday.
3. Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day is celebrated in commemoration of the birthday of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.
4. Constitution Day is a relatively newly designated Public Holiday, which was initially observed on 7 January 2019.

It is not mandatory that all Ghanaian institutions/organizations recognize public holidays. Institutions/organizations that are exempt include The Ghana National Fire Service, food vendors, some category of hotels, health service providers such as hospitals, dealers in pharmaceutical products etc.

References

External links

• Media related to Holidays in Ghana at Wikimedia Commons

1. List of holidays by country
2. Public holidays in Nigeria
3. Public holidays in Kenya
4. Independence Day (Ghana)
5. Public holiday
6. Public holidays in Tanzania
7. Farmers' Day
8. Public holidays in Zambia
9. Public holidays in Egypt
10. Public holidays in Morocco
11. Founders' Day (Ghana)
12. Public holidays in South Africa
13. Public holidays in Eswatini
14. Public holidays in Zimbabwe
15. Constitution Day (Ghana)
16. Public holidays in Namibia
17. Public holidays in Rwanda
18. Public holidays in Angola
19. Good Friday
20. Public holidays in Uganda