To commemorate the annual Eid-ul-Fitr celebration, the government has declared April 24 a public holiday.
The President declared April 24 a public holiday because the Eid-ul-Fitr festival comes on a Saturday, according to a statement issued by the Interior Ministry on Tuesday.
“The general public is hereby notified that Saturday, 22nd April 2023, marks Eid-ul-Fitr which is a statutory holiday.”
“However, in view of the fact that 22nd April falls on a Saturday, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Ghana, has by Executive Instrument (E), in accordance with Section 2 of the Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Act, (Act 601) declared Monday, 24th April 2023 as an additional public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country.”
The earlier of the two official Islamic holidays—Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha—is observed. Muslims all around the world observe the holy holiday because it signifies the conclusion of the month-long Ramadan fast, which is observed from sunrise to sunset.
It occurs on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar, which does not always correspond to the same day in the Gregorian calendar because the start of each lunar Hijri month depends on the time the new moon is observed by local religious authorities.
In numerous languages and nations around the world, the festival is known by many distinct names. Lesser Eid or just Eid are other names for the day.
