Public holidays in Togo
Public holidays in Togo are days when workers in the Togolese Republic get the day off work.[1][2]
Holidays
Date | Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|
January 1 | New Year's Day[3] | |
January 13 | Liberation Day[4] | Established after the 1963 Togolese coup d'état.[5] |
April 27 | Independence Day | From France, 1960 |
First Monday after Easter Between March 23 and April 26 |
Easter Monday | Resurrection of Jesus |
May 1 | Labour Day | |
Between April 30 and June 3 Forty days after Easter |
Ascension Day | Ascension of Jesus |
Between May 11 and June 14 Monday after Pentecost |
Whit Monday | Descent of the Holy Spirit |
June 21 | Martyrs' Day | Honors all the people who fought for Togo throughout history. Celebrated with military parades.[6] |
August 15 | Assumption Day | Assumption of Mary |
November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
Date | Arabic Name | Local Name | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Shawwal 1 | Eid al-Fitr | Korité | End of Ramadan, Breaking of the Fast |
Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | Eid al-Adha | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice of the prophet Abraham |
Variable dates
- 2020
- Easter Monday – April 13
- Ascension Day – May 21
- Korité – May 24
- Whit Monday – June 1
- Tabaski – July 31
- 2021
- Easter Monday – April 5
- Korité – May 13
- Ascension Day – May 13[7]
- Whit Monday – May 24
- Tabaski – July 20
- 2022
- 2023
- Easter Monday – April 10
- Korité – April 21
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday – May 29[8]
- 2024
- 2025
- Easter Monday – April 21
- Korité –
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday –
- 2026
- Easter Monday – Apr 6
- Korité –
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday –
- 2027
- Easter Monday – March 29
- Korité –
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday –
- 2028
- Easter Monday – Apr 17
- Korité –
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday –
- 2029
- Easter Monday – Apr 2
- Korité –
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday –
References
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