Public holidays in Togo

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

• 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^[7]
  • Whit Monday – May 24
  • Tabaski – July 20
• 2022
  • Easter Monday – April 18
  • Korité – May 3
  • Tabaski – July 10
  • Ascension Day – May 26^[7]
  • Whit Monday – June 6^[8]
• 2023
  • Easter Monday – April 10
  • Korité – April 21
  • Tabaski –
  • Ascension Day –
  • Whit Monday – May 29^[8]
• 2024
  • Easter Monday – April 1
  • Korité – April 10^[9]
  • Tabaski –
  • Ascension Day –
  • Whit Monday – May 20^[8]
• 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

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. "Ascension - Dates and origins". icalendars.net. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
8. 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.