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20.12.2017 Social News

December 25th, 26th Declared Official Public Holidays

By GNA
December 25th, 26th Declared Official Public Holidays
20.12.2017 LISTEN

The Ministry of the Interior Monday announced that Christmas Day - Monday December 25; and Boxing Day - Tuesday, December 26, should be observed as statutory public holidays throughout the country.

This was contained in a statement, signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the sector Minister, and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.

Christians throughout the world mark the birth of the founder of their faith, Jesus Christ, on December 25, while the following day is used as a ceremonial day for opening boxes of presents.

Ghana's latest Population Census put the Christian population at 71.2 per cent.

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