Public holidays in Togo

Public holidays in Togo are days when workers in the Togolese Republic get the day off work.^[1]^[2]

**Public 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

**Islamic Holidays**
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

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