Ghana • March 20, 2026 • Friday
Also known as: Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr yɛ afahyɛ kɛse bi a ɛda nso yie wɔ Ghana amammere ne nyamesom mu. Wɔfrɛ no "Aduadi Afahyɛ," na ɛyɛ berɛ a Nkramofo mma nyinaa a wɔwɔ Ghana ne wiase baabiara de hyɛ Ramadan abosome biako mmuadadi no awieeɛ agyirae. Sɛ yɛhwɛ Ghana a, ɛ nnyɛ Nkramofo nko na wodi saa afahyɛ yi; ɛyɛ berɛ a ɔman mma nyinaa bɔ mu di ahurusi, kyerɛ ɔdɔ, na wɔkyɛ nnuan ne akyɛdeɛ foforɔ. Ghana yɛ ɔman a asomdwoe ne nkabom wɔ mu, enti Eid ul-Fitr yɛ berɛ a yɛhu sɛ ɛda nso yie wɔ yɛn abrabɔ mu, titiriw wɔ nkuro akɛseɛ te sɛ Accra, Kumasi, ne Tamale.
Saa afahyɛ yi nnyɛ aduadi nko, na mmom ɛyɛ berɛ a yɛde kyerɛ aseda kɛseɛ kɔma Allah (Nyankopɔn) sɛ ɔmaa yɛn ahoɔden ne abotare ma yɛtumi wiee mmuadadi kronkron no. Wɔ Ramadan mu no, Nkramofo nni hwee na wɔnnom hwee firi anɔpa mmoane kɔsi sɛ awia bɛtɔ. Saa berɛ yi mu no, wɔde wɔn ho ma mpaebɔ, kuraa nkyerɛkyerɛ mu mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu, ne ayamye nnwuma. Enti sɛ Eid ul-Fitr duru a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ nkonimdie aba honhom mu, na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdi ho afahyɛ. Wɔ Ghana no, yɛhu saa afahyɛ yi sɛ ɛyɛ berɛ a yɛsan de yɛn ho ma Nyankopɔn foforɔ, na yɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ yɛbɛkura yɛn suban pa a yɛnyaeɛ wɔ Ramadan mu no mu.
Nea ɛma Eid ul-Fitr yɛ soronko wɔ Ghana ne sɛnea yɛde yɛn amammere afra nyamesom no. Wɔ Ghana no, Nkramofo bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyekyɛmu aduonu (20%), na wɔn dodoɔ no ara wɔ Atifi Mantam ne nkuro akɛseɛ mu. Nanso, afahyɛ no kanyan ɔman no nyinaa. Wohu sɛ nnipa a wɔnnyɛ Nkramofo mpo kɔsra wɔn nnamfo a wɔyɛ Nkramofo kɔgye "Eid Mubarak" (Afhyɛ pa). Saa nkabom yi ne biribi a ɛma Ghana yɛ soronko wɔ Afrika Atɔeɛ afa mu ha. Eid ul-Fitr nnyɛ nyamesom dwumadie nko, na mmom ɛyɛ ɔman afahyɛ a ɛkyerɛ yɛn nkabom.
Eid ul-Fitr afahyɛ no gyina bosome a wɔhu wɔ wim so, enti mmerɛ bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsesa kakra. Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, yɛhwɛ kwan sɛ afahyɛ no bɛba saa berɛ yi:
Ɛda: March 20, 2026 Ɛda a ɛyɛ wɔ nnawɔtwe mu: Friday Nna a aka ansa na yɛadu hɔ: Aka 76 nna ansa na yɛadi afahyɛ yi.
Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nso sɛ, ɛnam sɛ ɛyɛ bosome a yɛhu no so na afahyɛ yi gyina nti, ɛda no tumi sesa nna biako anaa mmienu kɔ anim anaa akyi. Ghana Aban, denam Ministry of Interior so, na ɔbɔ amanneɛ yie berɛ a eid no bɛduru. Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, yɛhwɛ kwan sɛ Ramadan no bɛhyɛ aseɛ bɛyɛ February 18, na mmuadadi no bɛkɔ so nna 29 anaa 30. Sɛ bosome foforɔ no pue a, ɛne sɛ afahyɛ no ahyɛ aseɛ ne no. Ghana aban dodoɔ no ara de Friday, March 20, ne Saturday, March 21 yɛ ɔman akwamu (public holidays) na ama obiara anya kwan adi afahyɛ no yie.
Eid ul-Fitr abakɔsɛm hyɛ aseɛ firii Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) berɛ so wɔ Medina. Sɛnea abakɔsɛm kyerɛ no, afahyɛ yi hyɛɛ aseɛ wɔ afe 624 CE mu berɛ a Nkramofo dii nkonim wɔ "Battle of Badr" mu. Saa nkonimdie yi anka nnyɛ akodi mu nkonim nko, na mmom ɛyɛ nkonimdie a ɛkyerɛ sɛ gyidi tumi hyɛ honhom mu ahoɔden so. Prophet Muhammad kyerɛɛ n’asuafoɔ sɛ wɔmfa saa nna yi nna Nyankopɔn ase na wɔnni ahurusi wɔ mmuadadi a wɔawie no ho.
Wɔ Ghana ha no, Islam hyɛɛ aseɛ kɔɔ anim kɛseɛ bɛyɛ mfeɛ ɔha a atwam no mu, titiriw denam adwadifoɔ a wofiri Atifi fam (Sahara Atɔeɛ) baa ha no so. Saa adwadifoɔ yi de wɔn gyidi ne wɔn amammere baeɛ, na nkakrankakra no, Islam trɛɛ kɔɔ Atifi Mantam nyinaa ne Atɔeɛ ne Anafoɔ afa mu. Eid ul-Fitr bɛyɛɛ afahyɛ a ɛtrɛɛ ntɛm ɛnam sɛ ɛka nnipa bɔ mu. Wɔ Ghana abakɔsɛm mu no, yɛahu sɛ atɛmmuafoɔ, ahenfo, ne amanyɔfoɔ nyinaa bu saa afahyɛ yi kɛseɛ. Mmerɛ bi a atwam no, na Atifi Mantam ahenfo (te sɛ Ya-Na anaa Nayiri) de saa berɛ yi hold "Damba" anaa afahyɛ foforɔ a ɛfa nyamesom ho, a ɛma Eid no yɛ kɛseɛ paa.
Ghanafoɔ wɔ ɔkwan soronko a wɔfa so di Eid ul-Fitr. Sɛ anɔpa hyehyɛ a, wobɛhu sɛ nkuro mu ayɛ fɛ paa.
Ghana yɛ ɔman a ɛyɛ kɛseɛ na amammere horoɔ pii wɔ mu, enti Eid ul-Fitr no nso sesa kakra wɔ baabi a wowɔ.
Wɔ Atifi Mantam (Tamale ne ne mpɔtam): Ha na Islam dɔɔso paa. Eid wɔ ha yɛ biribi a ɛfa amammere ho kɛseɛ. Ahenfo (Chiefs) no ba mpaebɔbea hɔ a wɔte apɔnkɔ so, na nnwontofoɔ bɔ dondo (talking drums) de yi wɔn ayɛ. Wɔ mpaebɔ no akyi no, ahenfo no gyina hɔ ma nnipa no bɛkyea wɔn. Afahyɛ no mu yɛ den paa wɔ ha na ɛtumi kɔ so nna mmienu anaa mmiensa.
Wɔ Zongo Mpɔtam (Accra ne Kumasi): "Zongo" yɛ baabi a Nkramofo dodoɔ no ara te wɔ nkuro akɛseɛ mu. Saa mpɔtam yi yɛ dɛ paa wɔ Eid berɛ mu. Nima a ɛwɔ Accra no, kwan no nyinaa yɛ mfonini. Wobɛhu mmofra a wɔhyɛ wɔn ntadeɛ foforɔ a wɔnam hɔ kyea nnipa na wɔgye "Eidika" (sika a wɔde ma mmofra wɔ Eid berɛ mu). Nnwom ne asaw kɔ so wɔ mmɔnten so, na aduane nso nni awieeɛ.
Sɛ woyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ anaa obi a wote Ghana na wopɛ sɛ wuhu sɛnea yɛdi Eid a, ɛsɛ sɛ wunim nsɛm bi:
Eid ul-Fitr wɔ Ghana taa ba berɛ a ewiem yɛ hye (March mu no, ɔpɛ berɛ na ɛreba awieeɛ). Ewiem hyɛ bɛtumi aduru 30-35°C. Enti, ɛnam sɛ nnipa pii bɛhyia baabiako nti, ɛho hia sɛ:
Wonom nsuo pii (stay hydrated). Wuhwɛ wo ho yie wɔ nnipadɔm mu. Wuhwɛ aduane a wodi yie na wo yafunu ammɔ wo.Sɛ yɛde Ghana Eid toto aman foforɔ ho a, yɛhu sɛ Ghana deɛ no mu yɛ "cool" na nkabom wom kɛseɛ. Wɔ aman bi mu no, Eid yɛ nyamesom dwumadie nko, nanso Ghana no, ɛyɛ "social event." Kristofoɔ ne Nkramofoɔ bɔ mu di saa afahyɛ yi. Ghana Aban kyerɛ obu kɛseɛ ma afahyɛ yi, na ɛno nti na yɛwɔ "National Chief Imam" a ɔyɛ asomdwoe ho mpaninfoɔ mu baako wɔ ɔman no mu.
Aane, Eid ul-Fitr yɛ Public Holiday (ɔman akwamu) a ɛho hia paa wɔ Ghana.
Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, Aban bɛbɔ amanneɛ sɛ March 20, 2026 a ɛyɛ Friday no yɛ akwamu. Ɛnam sɛ afahyɛ no tumi gyina bosome pue so nti, sɛ ɛda a wɔahyɛ no hyia Memeneda anaa Kwasieda a, Aban no taa de Dwoada a ɛdi hɔ no yɛ akwamu (Public Holiday Act).
Nea ɛbɛto mu: Aban Adwumayɛbea: Government offices nyinaa bɛto mu. Sikakorabea (Banks): Sikakorabea nyinaa bɛto mu, nanso ATM bɛyɛ adwuma. Sukuu: Sukuu mma nyinaa bɛnya akwamu.
Nea ɛbɛbue: Ayaresabea (Hospitals): Emergency units ne ayaresabea akɛseɛ bɛbue. Adidiibea ne Hotɛɛl: Eyinom dodoɔ no ara bɛbue na wɔadi dwuma ama ahɔhoɔ. Transport: Trotro ne Taksi bɛyɛ adwuma, nanso ebia wɔn dodoɔ bɛsoate kakra anɔpa no.
Eid ul-Fitr wɔ Ghana yɛ berɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛyɛ ɔman biako a yɛwɔ gyidi horoɔ nanso yɛdɔ yɛn
Common questions about Eid ul-Fitr in Ghana
Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, wɔbɛdi Eid ul-Fitr afahyɛ no wɔ Friday, March 20, 2026. Efi nnɛ, ɛka nna bɛyɛ 76 na yɛadu saa da kɛse no mu. Esiane sɛ Islam amammuɛ gyina ɔsram foforo biara pue so nti, ɛda yi betumi asakra kakra ama ɛadi nna biako anaa mmienu anim anaa akyi, nanso seesei deɛ, aban ahyehyɛdeɛ akyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛba saa da no.
Aane, Eid ul-Fitr yɛ ɔman mu ahomegye da a aban agye atom wɔ Ghana. Wɔ saa da yi, March 20, 2026, aban adwumayɛbea ahorow, sikakorabea (banks), ne sukuu ahorow nyinaa bɛto mu ama ɔmanfoɔ adi afahyɛ no. Mprenu pii no, aban no de da foforo ka ho sɛ ahomegye da sɛ afahyɛ no hyia Memeneda, nanso afe yi deɛ, ɛyɛ Fiada nti yɛbɛnya ahomegye kɛse.
Eid ul-Fitr kyerɛ 'ɛda a wɔde pae mmuadadi no mu'. Ɛyɛ afahyɛ a ɛkyerɛ Ramadan sram a Nkramofoɔ de di mmuadadi ne mpaebɔ kɛse no awieeɛ. Saa afahyɛ yi hyɛɛ aseɛ fi afe 624 CE bere a Nkramofoɔ dii nkunim wɔ 'Battle of Badr' mu. Ɛyɛ bere a wɔde kyerɛ Nyame (Allah) aseda, wɔhwehwɛ adɔeɛ, na wɔsan kanyan wɔn honhom mu anigyeɛ wɔ nna 29 anaa 30 a wɔde kyeree kɔm no akyi.
Nkramofoɔ a wɔwɔ Ghana hyɛ saa da yi animuonyam kɛse. Anɔpa tutuutu no, wɔhyɛ ntadeɛ foforo na wɔkɔ mpaebɔ titiriw bi a wɔfrɛ no 'Salat al-Eid' wɔ Nkramodan mu anaa mmaa a ɛhɔ da hɔ. Mpaebɔ no akyi no, Imam no ma ɔkasafoforo (sermon) fa asomdwoeɛ ne ayamhyehyeɛ ho. Sɛ wɔfi hɔ ba a, wɔne abusuafoɔ ne nnamfoɔ hyia bom didi, na wɔkyɛ aduane ne nkyɛdeɛ ma ahiafoɔ ne afipamfoɔ.
Ghanafoɔ Nkramofoɔ de aduane dɛdɛɛdɛ na edi afahyɛ yi. Wɔtaa noa aduane te sɛ Jollof, Waakye, ne ɛmo ne nam ahorow. Wɔ mmaa bi te sɛ Atifi Mantam mu no, wɔdi Tuo Zaafi na wɔ mmaa bi nso wɔdi Fufuo. Aduane biara a abusua bi bɛpɛ no, wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛyɛ bi na wɔne afipamfoɔ a wɔnyɛ Nkramofoɔ mpo akyɛ ama anigyeɛ no akɔ so.
Zakat al-Fitr yɛ adɔeɛ anaa akyɛdeɛ a ɛyɛ ahyɛdeɛ sɛ Nkramoni biara de bɛma ahiafoɔ ansa na Eid mpaebɔ no ahyɛ aseɛ. Wɔ Ghana no, wɔde nnuaba, ɛmo, anaa sika na ɛyɛ saa adɔeɛ yi. Ɛhyehyɛɛ saa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obiara, sɛ ɔyɛ ohiafoɔ mpo a, obenya aduane adi na n’ani agye wɔ afahyɛ da no mu, na obiara anka akyi.
Sɛ woyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛfata (a ɛkata wo honam ho yie) sɛ wokɔ mpaebɔ mmaa no bi a. Wubetumi akyia Nkramofoɔ sɛ 'Eid Mubarak'. Wubetumi atwa mfonini wɔ Nkramodan anim sɛ woma wo ho so a, nanso mfa wo ho nnye mpaebɔ no mu kɛse sɛ wonyɛ Nkramoni. Saa da yi, kwan so bɛyɛ hye kakra nti fa wo ho sie ma akwantuo mu nkyɛeɛ.
Ghana afahyɛ no yɛ soronko efisɛ ɛfra Nkramosom ne Ghana amammerɛ mu. Wɔ mmaa te sɛ Nima wɔ Accra anaa Tamale no, wubetumi ahu asaw, akyenebɔ, ne anigyeɛ kɛse wɔ mmɔnten so. Nkramofoɔ ne Akristofoɔ bom di afahyɛ no wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu, na ɛno kyerɛ baakoyɛ a ɛwɔ Ghanafoɔ ntam mpo wɔ nyamesom ahorow mu.
Eid ul-Fitr dates in Ghana from 2013 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday | March 31, 2025 |
| 2024 | Thursday | April 11, 2024 |
| 2023 | Saturday | April 22, 2023 |
| 2022 | Tuesday | May 3, 2022 |
| 2021 | Thursday | May 13, 2021 |
| 2020 | Sunday | May 24, 2020 |
| 2019 | Wednesday | June 5, 2019 |
| 2018 | Friday | June 15, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | June 26, 2017 |
| 2016 | Thursday | July 7, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | July 18, 2015 |
| 2014 | Monday | July 28, 2014 |
| 2013 | Thursday | August 8, 2013 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.