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Easter
Ghana

Easter 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Ghana

In Ghana, Easter is celebrated as in much of the rest of the Christian world. However, unlike the West, the commercialised aspects of easter are conspicuously absent. Instead, there is a religious emphasis to Easter time, with some cultural activities mixed in as well.

YearDateDayHoliday
202429 MarFriGood Friday
1 AprMonEaster Monday
202518 AprFriGood Friday
21 AprMonEaster Monday
20263 AprFriGood Friday
6 AprMonEaster Monday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Most churches in Ghana will hold services on Good Friday and on Easter Sunday during Holy Week, while Presbyterian churches tend to also hold a gospel outreach service on Easter Monday.

Charismatic churches typically hold large conventions or special Easter retreats and prayer meetings that last a whole day or longer. And it is also common for youth of different denominations to go to “Easter camp” this time of year.

One strikingly distinct event in Ghana at Easter time is the annual paragliding festival held in the town of Kwahu. There is also a huge picnic and lots of food and entertainment.

Finally, giving to charity in the form of food or money and putting on special Easter parties for orphans, widows, prisoners, and the mentally handicapped is also common in Ghana.

Previous Years

YearDateDayHoliday
20237 AprFriGood Friday
10 AprMonEaster Monday
202215 AprFriGood Friday
18 AprMonEaster Monday
20212 AprFriGood Friday
5 AprMonEaster Monday
202010 AprFriGood Friday
13 AprMonEaster Monday
201919 AprFriGood Friday
22 AprMonEaster Monday
201830 MarFriGood Friday
2 AprMonEaster Monday
201714 AprFriGood Friday
17 AprMonEaster Monday