Know all the Ghanaian holidays in 2020
The Ministry of Interior has published a list of all Ghanaian holidays for the year 2020.
The list comprises 13 statutory public holidays and two commemorative days.
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See the entire list below;
STATUTORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
- New Year's Day - 1 January - Wednesday
- Constitution Day - 7th January - Tuesday
- Independence Day - 6 March - Friday
- Good Friday - 10 April - Friday
- Easter Monday - 13 April - Monday
- May Day (Workers' Day) - 1st May - Friday
- Eid-Ul-Fitr*
- Eid-Ul-Adha*
- Founders' Day - 4 August - Tuesday
- Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day - 21 September- Monday
- Farmer's Day - 4 December - Friday
- Christmas Day - 25 December - Friday
- Boxing Day - 26 December - Saturday
NB: * There are no fixed dates for the Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Adha because they are movable feasts. The dates for their observation are provided by the Office of the Chief Imam in the course of the year.
Commemorative Days
- 25 May - Monday - African Union Day
- Republic Day - 1 July - Wednesday