GUIDE TO STATUTORY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
GHANA AND INDIA TO BE
OBSERVED IN 2017
SL. NO.
HOLIDAY
DATE
DAY OF WEEK
COUNTRY
1
NEW YEAR’S DAY
1ST JANUARY
SUNDAY
GHANA
2
REPUBLIC DAY
26TH JANUARY
THURSDAY
INDIA
3
MAHA SHIVARATRI
24th FEBRUARY
FRIDAY
4
INDEPENDENCE DAY (GHANA)
6TH MARCH
MONDAY
5
HOLI
13TH MARCH
6
RAM NAVAMI
4TH APRIL
TUESDAY
7
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
9TH APRIL
8
GOOD FRIDAY
14TH APRIL
GHANA/INDIA
9
EASTER MONDAY
17TH APRIL
10
MAY DAY
1ST MAY
11
BUDDHA PURNIMA
10TH MAY
WEDNESDAY
12
AFRICAN UNION DAY
25TH MAY
13
IDU’L FITR
26TH JUNE
14
REPUBLIC DAY (GHANA)
1ST JULY
SATURDAY
15
INDEPENDENCE DAY
15TH AUGUST
16
IDU’L ZUHA (BAKRID)*
2ND SEPTEMBER
INDIA/GHANA
17
FOUNDER’S DAY
21ST SEPTEMBER
18
DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DHAHAMI)
30TH SEPTEMBER
19
MUHARRAM
1ST OCTOBER
20
MAHATMA GHANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
2ND OCTOBER
21
DIWALI (Deepavali)
19TH OCTOBER
22
UNITED NATIONS DAY
24TH OCTOBER
23
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
4TH NOVEMBER
24
ID-E-MILAD (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
2ND DECEMBER
25
FARMER’S DAY
8TH DECEMBER
26
CHRISTMAS DAY
25TH DECEMBER
27
BOXING DAY
26TH DECEMBER
*Subjected to change in dates as per Govt. Notification