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

Holidays

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

Variable dates

References

  1. ^ Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database Note: the URL will change yearly, hence update regularly this reference or delete it
  2. ^ Togo Public Holidays
  3. ^ "Togo Public Holidays 2020". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Holiday Article". Holidays Calendar. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Liberation Day in Togo / January 13, 2020". AnydayGuide. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Martyrs' Day 2021, 2022 and 2023 in Togo". PublicHolidays.africa. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Ascension - Dates and origins". icalendars.net. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c GmbH, Solid Apps. "Holidays and School Vacation: Whit Monday - United States - 2020". Holidays and School Vacation. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Eid al-Fitr 2024 - Calendar Date". www.calendardate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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