Holidays in the Republic of Ghana for the Year 2022

The tables below show the full list of Statutory Holidays & Commemorative days in the Republic of Ghana for the Year 2022.

Holidays in the Republic of Ghana for the Year 2022

Holiday	Date	Day
New Year’s Day	1st January	Saturday
Constitution Day	7th January	Friday
Independence Day	6th March	Sunday
Good Friday	15th April	Friday
Easter Monday	18th April	Monday
May Day (Workers’ Day)	1st May	Sunday
Founders’ Day	4th August	Thursday
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day	21st September	Wednesday
Farmer’s Day	2nd December	Friday

Chrismas Day	25th December	Sunday
Boxing Day	26th December	Monday

 

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 

Holiday	Date	Day
Eid-Ul-Fitr	***	***
Eid-Ul-Adha	***	***

 

Note: Commemorative days would not be observed as public holidays

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