The Ministry of Interior has declared this Friday and next Monday as statutory public holidays in commemoration of Easter, a Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
A statement issued by the Minister for Interior, Henry Quartey affirmed the holidays and directed them to be observed accordingly across the country.
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โThe general public is hereby informed that ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐๐๐๐, which mark ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ and ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ respectively, are Statutory Public Holidays and should be observed as such throughout the country.โ
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The festival marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
Easter-observing Christians commonly refer to the week before Easter as Holy Week, which in Western Christianity begins on Palm Sunday, marking Jesusโ entry into Jerusalem.
Source:opemsuo
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