{
  "entity_type": "data_package_index",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-ghana-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "gh-national-public-2026.1",
  "jurisdiction": "GH",
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "supported_years": [
    2026
  ],
  "scope": "Ghana 2026 nationwide statutory/public-holiday layer over a Saturday-Sunday weekend",
  "holiday_policy": "Ghana_Public_Holidays_Act_Act_1142_and_2026_Ministry_of_Interior_Notices",
  "substitute_day_policy": "published_observed_dates_only; Act_1142_midweek_and_weekend_rules_are_not_inferred_without_a_2026_notice",
  "limitation": "This package covers the nationwide statutory/public-holiday layer only. It is not a universal private-employer, bank, exchange, school, local, sector or essential-service calendar. The 2026 package uses observed dates published or cross-checked for 2026; lunar dates and later Executive Instruments may change. It does not treat the pre-Act-1142 4 August Founder’s Day or 2025-era September naming as current law, and it does not infer additional closure days from the legal anchors alone.",
  "year_urls": {
    "2026": "/api/v1/data/ghana-public-holidays/2026"
  },
  "calculators": [
    "/api/v1/calculators/ghana-public-working-day",
    "/api/v1/calculators/ghana-public-add-working-days",
    "/api/v1/calculators/ghana-public-working-days-between"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Ghana Parliament – Public Holidays and Commemorative Days Amendment Act, 2025 (Act 1142)",
      "url": "https://repository.parliament.gh/items/a1b9ced8-bbc9-45aa-ba0a-6cf89c51754e",
      "type": "government_legal_primary",
      "scope": "Current legal amendment restoring Republic Day, replacing the pre-2025 Founder’s Day arrangement, adding Shaqq Day and defining the statutory/substitution framework."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – 9 January 2026 public-holiday declaration",
      "url": "https://www.mint.gov.gh/declaration-of-friday-9th-january2026-as-a-public-holiday/?sfnsn=wa",
      "type": "government_official_public_holiday_notice",
      "scope": "Constitution Day 7 January anchor and nationwide observed public holiday on Friday 9 January 2026."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – public-holiday press releases",
      "url": "https://mint.gov.gh/category/press-release/page/2/",
      "type": "government_official_public_holiday_index",
      "scope": "2026 Interior Ministry notices, including the 3 July Republic Day and 1 May Workers’ Day declarations; later notices supersede earlier snapshots."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – 21 September 2026 statutory holiday",
      "url": "https://mint.gov.gh/media/press-releases/declaration-of-monday-21st-september-2026-as-a-statutory-public-holiday",
      "type": "government_official_public_holiday_notice",
      "scope": "Nationwide Founder’s Day statutory holiday on Monday 21 September 2026."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Ministry of the Interior – Public Holidays Act framework",
      "url": "https://ir.parliament.gh/bitstream/handle/123456789/2042/PUBLIC%20HOLIDAYS%20ACT%2C%202001%20%28ACT%20601%29.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1",
      "type": "government_legal_primary",
      "scope": "Act 601 schedule, presidential additional/substituted holiday powers and the legal boundary between public holidays and other observances."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana News Agency – Parliament restores Republic Day",
      "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2025/06/parliament-retores-july-1-as-republic-day-holiday/",
      "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Cross-check for the 2025 legislative change: Republic Day restored, 4 August repealed as Founder’s Day, 21 September reinstated as Founder’s Day and Shaqq Day added."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana News Agency – Eid-ul-Fitr 2026",
      "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2026/03/chief-imam-declares-friday-eid-ul-fitr/",
      "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Cross-check of the National Chief Imam’s 20 March 2026 Eid-ul-Fitr declaration; the lunar date is retained only for this pinned year."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Education Service – Eid and Easter 2026 notice",
      "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EID-AND-EASTER-HOLIDAYS-2.pdf",
      "type": "government_agency_notice_cross_check",
      "scope": "Government-school notice confirming the 20/23 March and 3/6 April national holiday arrangements; school scope is not generalized beyond the nationwide public-holiday layer."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana News Agency – Eid al-Adha 2026 national prayers",
      "url": "https://gna.org.gh/2026/05/president-mahama-celebrates-eid-al-adha-with-muslims/",
      "type": "reputable_national_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Cross-check that nationwide Eid al-Adha observance occurred on Wednesday 27 May 2026."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Stock Exchange – 2026 closure calendar",
      "url": "https://gse.com.gh/event/",
      "type": "official_market_calendar_cross_check",
      "scope": "Official exchange closure cross-check for Republic Day 1/3 July, Founder’s Day, Farmers’ Day and Boxing Day 26/28 December; exchange scope is not generalized to every employer."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ghana Embassy Seoul – 2026 public holidays",
      "url": "https://seoul.mfa.gov.gh/mission/information-center",
      "type": "official_diplomatic_calendar_cross_check",
      "scope": "Official diplomatic-calendar cross-check for nationwide dates and the 28 December Boxing Day observed date."
    }
  ]
}