Batakari Day Explained

Holiday Name:	National Batakari Day
Type:	national
Frequency:	monthly
Observedby:	Ghana
Date:	First Friday of every month

National Batakari Day (or simply Batakari Day) is a national day of celebration across Ghana, held on the first Friday of every month.^[1] Though not mandatory, everybody living in Ghana is expected to wear the Batakari smock to their various workplaces or schools. First declared on September 4, 2015, by the Ministry of Tourism, the day is meant to expose the culture of northerners as part of SADA's comprehensive development agenda for Ghana's three most deprived regions.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Batakari Festival
• World Damba Festival
• National Sanitation Day

Notes and References

1. News: Sept. 4 is National ‘Batakari Day’ . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802172452/http://spynewsagency.com/sept-4-is-national-batakari-day/ . dead . August 2, 2017 . 1 September 2015 . SpyNewsAgency . September 5, 2015 . Andrew Nettey .
2. News: First Friday of every month to be declared ‘Batakari Day’ . 1 September 2015 . Citifmonline . September 5, 2015 . Amihere Eduku, Pius.
3. Web site: Ghana Declares First Day Of Every Month Batakari Day: Can This Go International? . Fashionghana . September 1, 2015 . September 5, 2015.