Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Good Friday
- Country
- Ghana
- Date
- April 3, 2026
- Day of Week
- Friday
- Status
- 90 days away
- About this Holiday
- Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Good Friday
Ghana • April 3, 2026 • Friday
90
Days
22
Hours
07
Mins
15
Secs
until Good Friday
Africa/Accra timezone
About Good Friday
Also known as: Good Friday
Good Friday wɔ Ghana: Akwanya Titiriw a Yɛde Kae Kristo Amanehunu
Good Friday yɛ ɛda titiriw bi a ɛho hia paa wɔ Ghana amammuo ne nyamesom kwan so. Sɛ yɛhwɛ Ghana amammere ne yɛn gyidi mu a, saa da yi nnyɛ adwumada kɛkɛ, na mmom ɛyɛ ɛberɛ a yɛde dwene yɛn kra ne yɛn gyidi ho kɔ tɔnn. Wɔ Ghana ha no, nnipa bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu aduonum nson (70%) ne nkyɛmu na wɔyɛ Kristofoɔ, enti Good Friday yɛ ɛda a ɛka Ghanafoɔ bebree koma. Ɛyɛ ɛda a yɛde kae sɛ Yesu Kristo bɔɔ ne ho afɔdeɛ wɔ asennua ho de gyee wiase nkwa.
Wɔ Ghana man mu no, yɛbu saa da yi sɛ ɛda kronkron. Ɛyɛ ɛberɛ a asɔredan ahorow nyinaa mu yɛ dinn, na asɔremma hyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛkyerɛ awerɛhoɔ anaa nnumuhoɔ de kɔ asɔre. Sɛ wotwa mu fa Ghana nkuropɔn te sɛ Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, ne Tamale mu a, wobɛhunu sɛ biribiara ayɛ dinn. Agodie ne anigyeɛ nnyigyeɛ a yɛtaa te wɔ Ghana mmɔnten so no nyinaa tɔ kɔm. Yei kyerɛ sɛnea yɛbu saa da yi ne nea ɛkyerɛ ma yɛn gyidi.
Ɛda yi nso yɛ ɛberɛ a abusuafoɔ bɔ mu dwene nneɛma a ɛhia wɔ asetena mu ho. Ɛwom sɛ awerɛhoɔ na ɛwɔ mu deɛ, nanso Ghanafoɔ hunu no sɛ "Good" (Pa) ɛfiri sɛ, sɛ Yesu ammu ne ho afɔdeɛ amma yɛn a, anka yɛnni anidasoɔ biara wɔ nkwa a ɛnyɛ hwee ho. Enti, ɛyɛ amanehunu da a ɛde anigyeɛ ne nkwagyeɛ baeɛ.
Berɛ a yɛbɛdi Good Friday wɔ 2026 mu
Wɔ afe 2026 mu no, Good Friday bɛba wɔ Friday, April 3, 2026. Sɛ yɛrekyerɛ a, aka nna 90 na yɛadu saa da kronkron yi so.
Good Friday nnyɛ ɛda a ɛwɔ hɔ nsi hɔ daa te sɛ Buronya (December 25). Ɛyɛ ɛda a ɛsesa afe biara ɛfiri sɛ ɛgyina "Lunar Calendar" anaa ɔsram nanteɛ so. Wɔ Ghana mmara mu no, ɛyɛ "Statutory Public Holiday," a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ akwanya a aban agye atom sɛ obiara mma adwuma na yɛmfa nkae saa asɛm titiriw yi. Ɛda yi di Easter Sunday ne Easter Monday anim, na ɛne wɔn na ɛbɔ mu yɛ Easter dapɔn no.
Good Friday Abakɔsɛm ne Ne Nyinasoɔ
Abakɔsɛm kyerɛ sɛ edin "Good Friday" no firi Borɔfo dedaw mu a ne nkyerɛaseɛ ne "Holy Friday" anaa "God’s Friday." Wɔ Ghana asɔre ahorow mu no, yɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ, ɛda yi na Yesu Kristo, nea yɛgye no di sɛ ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba no, hyiaa asɔretiafoɔ, wɔbɔɔ no mmaa, wɔhyɛɛ no nkasɛɛ abotiri, na wɔbɔɔ no asennua ho wɔ Kalvary bepo so.
Ghanafoɔ gyidi ne yɛn amammere mu no, yɛbu obi a ɔde ne nkwa to hɔ ma ne man anaa ne nkurɔfoɔ sɛ ɔkɔmfoɔ anaa ɔkannifoɔ kɛseɛ. Enti, Yesu asɛm no yɛ nea ɛka yɛn paa. Asɔre ahorow te sɛ Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian, ne Pentecostal asɔre ahorow nyinaa wɔ akwan a wɔfa so kae saa da yi.
Wɔ asɛmpaka mu no, saa da yi na yɛdwene "Seven Last Words" (Nsɛm nson a ɛdi akyire) a Yesu kaeɛ wɔ asennua no ho. Saa nsɛm yi kyerɛ fafiri, ɔdɔ, ne awieɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ a ɛwɔ Kristo adwuma mu. Ghanafoɔ asɔrefoɔ mfa saa asɛm yi nni agorɔ koraa, na wɔnyɛ biara na wɔakyerɛ sɛ wɔne Kristo nam wɔ n'amanehunu mu.
Sɛnea Ghanafoɔ di Good Friday
Sɛnea yɛdi Good Friday wɔ Ghana no yɛ soronko kakra wɔ aman foforo ho, ɛfiri sɛ yɛde yɛn nneyɛeɛ ne yɛn nnuane fra mu.
1. Asɔrekɔ ne Nnumuhoɔ
Anɔpahema nnɔnkron anaa nnɔndu na asɔre ahorow bebree hyɛ aseɛ. Asɔrefoɔ bebree hyɛ ntadeɛ a ne kɔla yɛ tuntum anaa kɔbere (brown/dark colors) de kyerɛ awerɛhoɔ. Wɔ Catholic asɔre mu no, wɔyɛ nea yɛfrɛ no "Stations of the Cross." Wɔnam asɔredan no ho anaa kuro no mu de kyerɛ nneɛma 14 a ɛsiiɛ wɔ Yesu kwan so kɔ asennua no ho. Wɔyɛ yei de kanyan asɔrefoɔ ma wɔte amanehunu no ase yie.2. Akɔmkyene ne Mpaebɔ
Ghanafoɔ bebree yɛ akɔmkyene (fasting) wɔ saa da yi. Ebinom nni hwee firi anɔpa kɔsi sɛ nnɔnbaasa (3 PM) bɛbɔ, ɛberɛ a yɛgye di sɛ Yesu wuiɛ no. Mpaebɔ mu yɛ den paa saa da yi. Nnipa kɔ mmepɔ so anaa mpaebɔ mmeaeɛ de srɛ Onyankopɔn fafiri ma wɔn ho ne wɔn man Ghana.3. "Passion Plays" (Yesu Amanehunu Agodie)
Wɔ nkuropɔn ne nkuraase bi mu no, mmeranteɛ ne mmabaa yɛ agodie de kyerɛ sɛnea wɔkyee Yesu ne sɛnea wɔbɔɔ no asennua ho. Wɔyɛ yei de kyerɛ nnipa sɛ amanehunu no yɛ nea ɛyɛ ya paa. Yei taa twetwe nnipa bebree na ɛma nnipa te nkwa a Kristo de maeɛ no ase yie.4. Aduane Titiriw
Sɛ yɛfiri asɔre ba na sɛ yɛrepa yɛn akɔmkyene no a, nnuane bi na yɛtaa di. Ghanafoɔ bi di "Hot Cross Buns," a ɛyɛ paanoo a wɔde asennua mfonyini ayɛ so. Nanso, yɛn amammere mu no, ebinom pɛ sɛ wɔdi nnuane a ɛnyɛ den te sɛ ɛmo ne mako anaa nsuomnam a wɔanoa (boiled fish) mmom sen sɛ wɔbɛdi nam a ɛyɛ den.Amammere ne Nneyɛeɛ wɔ Ghana
Wɔ Ghana ha no, yɛwɔ nneyɛeɛ bi a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ Good Friday:
Dinn-yɛ (Silence): Wɔ nkuropɔn bi mu no, ahenfo ne mpanyimfoɔ bra sɛ obiara bɛbɔ nnwom a ɛyɛ den anaa wɔbɛyɛ ayeforohyia ne anigyeɛ nneɛma. Sɛ wo yɛ saa a, wɔbɛtumi atwa wo sika anaa wɔatwe w'aso. Yei kyerɛ obu a yɛwɔ ma saa da kronkron yi. Awerɛhoɔ Ntadeɛ: Wɔ Ghana, kɔla a yɛhyɛ kyerɛ biribi. Good Friday yɛ ɛda a wobɛhunu nnipa bebree a wɔahyɛ "Birisi" anaa "Kɔbene." Yei kyerɛ sɛ yɛredi Yesu Kristo awu. Abusua Mhyiamu: Sɛn na Good Friday kɔsi Easter Monday yɛ akwanya tenten (long weekend) nti, nnipa bebree tu kwan kɔ wɔn nkuraase kɔsra wɔn awofoɔ. Akwantufoɔ firi Accra kɔ Kumasi, Kwahu, ne mmeaeɛ foforo bebree.
Kwahu Easter ne Good Friday
Yɛrentumi nka Good Friday ho asɛm wɔ Ghana a yɛammɔ Kwahu din. Kwahu yɛ beaeɛ a ɛwɔ Apueɛ Mantam (Eastern Region) a Easter gyinapɛn nyinaa hyɛ aseɛ firi hɔ. Ɛwom sɛ Good Friday yɛ awerɛhoɔ da deɛ, nanso saa da yi na akwantuo kɛseɛ no hyɛ aseɛ kɔ Kwahu mmepɔ so. Nnipa firi wiase mmaa nyinaa ba Kwahu bɛdi Easter. Good Friday anwummerɛ no, Kwahu nkuropɔn te sɛ Mpraeso, Obomeng, ne Abetifi hyɛ aseɛ yɛ dɔm, na mmɔnten so hyɛ aseɛ yɛ hye, ɛwom sɛ asɔre ahorow deɛ yɛ wɔn deɛ wɔ asomdwoeɛ mu.
Afotu ma Akwantufoɔ ne Ahɔhoɔ
Sɛ woyɛ ɔhɔhoɔ wɔ Ghana wɔ saa ɛberɛ yi a, yeinom ne nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wunim:
- Hyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛfata: Sɛ wobɛkɔ asɔre biara mu a, hyɛ ntadeɛ a ɛfata na ɛbu nnipa no (modest dressing). Sɛ wobɛtumi a, hyɛ kɔla a ɛyɛ dinn.
- Kwantuo ho nhyehyɛeɛ: Ɛfiri sɛ nnipa bebree tu kwan saa ɛberɛ yi, lɔre ahorow (STC, VIP, ne trotro) taa yɛ ma paa. Sɛ worekɔ baabi a, yɛ nhyehyɛeɛ ntem.
- Adidibea ne Nnwaa: Adidibea (Restaurants) ne nnwaa (Malls) bebree bɛtumi ato wɔn apono anaa wɔabue nnɔnhwere kakraa bi pɛ. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wotɔ biribi a, yɛ no ansa na Good Friday adu.
- Obu ma Nyamesom: Sɛ wonyɛ Kristoni mpo a, ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobu hɔnom nnipa gyidi. Twen ma nnyigyeɛ ne anigyeɛ nneɛma nsi pi kɔsi Easter Sunday anaa Easter Monday.
Good Friday yɛ Akwanya (Public Holiday)?
Aane, Good Friday yɛ akwanya kɛseɛ (Statutory Public Holiday) wɔ Ghana man mu.
Adwumayɛbea: Aban adwumayɛbea nyinaa, sikakorabea (banks), sukuu ahorow, ne adwumayɛbea akɛseɛ bebree to wɔn apono. Nnwuma a ɛbue: Ayaresabea (hospitals), polisifoɔ, ne dwumadie a ɛhia paa (essential services) nko na ɛkɔ so yɛ adwuma. Sika mmeaeɛ (ATM): Sɛ wopɛ sika a, ATM ahorow bɛyɛ adwuma, nanso sikakorabea mma adwuma.
- Lɔre ne Akwantuo: Lɔre bɛtumi ayɛ adwuma, nanso ɛbɛtumi ayɛ na kakra wɔ mmɔnten so ɛfiri sɛ nnipa bebree akɔ asɔre anaa wɔahyɛ fie.
Nkɔmmɔdie a ɛdi akyire
Good Friday wɔ Ghana yɛ ɛberɛ a ɛkyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛn gyidi ne yɛn amammere nam mfeɛ koro mu. Ɛyɛ ɛda a ɛma yɛdwene ɔdɔ kɛseɛ a Onyankopɔn wɔ ma nkipa ho. Sɛ yɛrehwɛ 2026 Easter yi a, ɛyɛ anidasoɔ sɛ Ghanafoɔ nyinaa bɛnya asomdwoeɛ ne nkabom ɛberɛ a yɛdwene Kristo amanehunu ho yi.
Mma wo werɛ mfi sɛ, Good Friday akyi no, Easter Sunday reba a ɛma yɛn anigyeɛ sɛ Kristo anyan firi awufoɔ mu, na Easter Monday nso yɛ ɛda a yɛbɛgye yɛn ani paa. Nanso, ne nyinaa hyɛ aseɛ firi Good Friday amanehunu ne nnumuhoɔ mu.
Yɛsrɛ sɛ, monnye saa da yi nni wɔ asomdwoeɛ ne obu mu. Onyankopɔn nhyira Ghana!
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Good Friday in Ghana
In Ghana, Good Friday will be observed on Friday, April 3, 2026. As of December 31, 2025, there are exactly 90 days remaining until this solemn occasion. It is a significant date on the Ghanaian religious and national calendar, marking the start of the Easter long weekend which continues through Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, concluding with the Easter Monday public holiday.
Yes, Good Friday is a statutory public holiday across the entire Republic of Ghana. On this day, government offices, banks, schools, and most private businesses are closed to allow citizens to observe the religious significance of the day. While essential services like hospitals and security agencies remain operational, public transport may run on a reduced schedule. It is one of the ten to thirteen national holidays recognized by the state each year.
Good Friday is a day of deep mourning and reflection for the Ghanaian Christian population, which makes up approximately 70% of the country. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ at Calvary. The term 'Good' is derived from the Old English meaning of 'holy.' For many Ghanaians, it is a time to meditate on the sacrifice of Jesus and the theological foundation of their faith, serving as a somber precursor to the joy of Easter Sunday.
The day is characterized by a quiet and reverent atmosphere. Most Christians attend solemn church services, often held between noon and 3 PM to coincide with the hours Jesus hung on the cross. Rituals such as the 'Stations of the Cross' or the 'Veneration of the Cross' are common, where the final hours of Jesus are reenacted. Unlike the vibrant celebrations seen on Independence Day, Good Friday in Ghana is marked by prayer, meditation, and a lack of loud festivities or public parties.
While many Ghanaians observe the day with simple meals or fasting, some follow the tradition of eating hot cross buns. These are spiced buns marked with a cross on top, symbolizing the crucifixion. Families often gather at home for quiet reflection and shared meals after church services. Because it is a day of mourning, the elaborate feasting often reserved for Easter Sunday or Monday is generally avoided on Friday.
Visitors should expect a very calm and quiet environment. It is important to dress modestly if attending a church service and to avoid playing loud music or hosting boisterous events, as this is seen as disrespectful to the solemn nature of the day. While intercity travel via services like STC remains possible, it is highly recommended to book tickets in advance because many Ghanaians travel to their hometowns to spend the four-day Easter weekend with extended family.
In various parts of Ghana, some churches organize outdoor processions that symbolize the 'Via Dolorosa' or the Path of Sorrow. Participants may walk through the streets in a quiet, orderly fashion, sometimes carrying a large wooden cross to represent Jesus's journey to Golgotha. These processions are intended to be meditative rather than celebratory. In coastal areas like Accra, you may find more English-language services catering to both locals and international visitors.
During 2026, the weather in April is typically hot and dry, with temperatures ranging between 30°C and 35°C. This heat often encourages people to stay indoors for reflection or attend services in shaded or ventilated church buildings. Because schools and offices are closed, the usual traffic congestion in cities like Accra and Kumasi is significantly reduced, making the streets much quieter than a typical Friday.
Historical Dates
Good Friday dates in Ghana from 2013 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday | April 18, 2025 |
| 2024 | Friday | March 29, 2024 |
| 2023 | Friday | April 7, 2023 |
| 2022 | Friday | April 15, 2022 |
| 2021 | Friday | April 2, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | April 10, 2020 |
| 2019 | Friday | April 19, 2019 |
| 2018 | Friday | March 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | Friday | April 14, 2017 |
| 2016 | Friday | March 25, 2016 |
| 2015 | Friday | April 3, 2015 |
| 2014 | Friday | April 18, 2014 |
| 2013 | Friday | March 29, 2013 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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