Public holidays in Togo are days when workers in the Togolese Republic get the day off work.[1][2]
Holidays
edit| Date | Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day[3] | |
| January 13 | Liberation Day | From France, 1963 |
| 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.[4] |
| August 15 | Assumption Day | Assumption of Mary |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Birth of Jesus |
| Shawwal 1 | Korité | End of Ramadan, Breaking of the Fast |
| Dhu al-Hijjah 10 | Tabaski | Feast of the Sacrifice of the prophet Abraham |
Variable dates
edit- 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[5]
- Whit Monday – May 24
- Tabaski – July 20
- 2022
- 2023
- Easter Monday – April 10
- Korité – April 21
- Tabaski –
- Ascension Day –
- Whit Monday – May 29[6]
- 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
edit- ^ Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database Note: the URL will change yearly, hence update regularly this reference or delete it
- ^ Togo Public Holidays
- ^ "Togo Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Martyrs' Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Togo". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ascension - Dates and origins". icalendars.net. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ a b c GmbH, Solid Apps. "Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020". Holidays and School Vacation. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.