Accra, Dec. 18, – 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.
GNA
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