New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
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
New Year's Day (moved forward to Monday)
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Monday January 2, 2023
Secular holiday :
Christmas holiday (end)
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Monday January 2, 2023
School holidays : Dates gazetted by the Ministry of Education
https://education.gouv.tg/
Schooling in Togo is mandatory till age 12
Teaching language: French
schools are closed on Sunday
school uniforms not required
We carry confirmed dates till Oct 2023; Further dates are projected dates based on previous years
Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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Liberation Day
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Friday January 13, 2023
Culture : Assassination of former president Sylavus Olympio and intronisation of general Eyadema as president.
Valentine's Day
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Tuesday February 14, 2023
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
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday April 7, 2023
School holidays :
Tour du Togo
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Monday April 10, 2023
Sports events : Lasts 1 week 2023 edition NOT confirmed
Easter Monday
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Monday April 10, 2023
Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday April 18, 2023
School holidays :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Friday April 21, 2023
Muslim, Sufi : Ends the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. There were 30 days of strict fasting from sunup to sundown in honor of the first revelation to the Prophet Mohammed.
Independence Day
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Thursday April 27, 2023
Secular holiday : Granted by France in 1960
Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Ascension holiday (beginning)
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Wednesday May 17, 2023
School holidays :
Ascension
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Thursday May 18, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Forty days after Easter, always on a Thursday. After his resurrection, Jesus appeared before his disciples and gathered them to tell them to baptize and spread the good word. He then ascended to heaven on a cloud.
Ascension holiday (end)
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Monday May 22, 2023
School holidays :
Pentecost holiday (beginning)
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Friday May 26, 2023
School holidays :
Whit Monday
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Monday May 29, 2023
Catholic or protestant : Seven weeks after Easter Monday -Marking the day the Holy Spirit entered the disciples left behind and the beginning of their ministry.
Pentecost holiday (end)
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Tuesday May 30, 2023
School holidays :
Martyrs' Day
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Wednesday June 21, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the people who died during numerous military coups
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday June 28, 2023
Muslim, Sufi :
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday July 14, 2023
School holidays :