Ghana : public and bank holidays, closure of banks, stock exchanges, school vacations

Sports events : Http://aimghana.com/ 2023 edition confirmed

Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

Secular holiday : The day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is better known as Boxing Day. The term may come from the opening of church poor boxes that day; maybe from the earthenware boxes with which boy apprentices collected money at the doors of their masters' clients.

Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

Secular holiday : Constitution Day

Secular holiday : Constitution Day

School holidays : Ministry of Education
https://moe.gov.gh
https://www.schoolgh.com/
The multiple track system makes the holiday calendar very intricate; please check with above links -- furthermore contradictory decisions are constant
calendar gazetted by the Ministry of Education as well as Ghana International School terms
Education is divided into three phases: basic education, secondary education, tertiary education (universities and colleges).
Education is compulsory between the ages of 4 and 15. The language of instruction is English
Amount of instructional hours: 1134
Uniform required
Schools may remain open on Saturday
One of nine major, government-sponsored indigenous languages is a compulsory subject for pupils in elementary education

We carry confirmed dates till Aug 2024 -- Senior High follow a different calendar

Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

Secular holiday : Granted by the UK in 1957

Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.