Angola has twelve public holidays that can be increased by bridge holidays if a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. 2022 has fifteen national holidays.[1]

Date English Name Angolan Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo
February 4 Day of the Beginning of the National Liberation Armed Struggle[a] Dia do Início da Luta Armada de Libertação Nacional Celebrates the beginning in 1961 of the Angolan War of Independence
Thursday to Tuesday before Lent
February or March 		Carnival Carnaval
March 8 International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher
March 23 Day of Southern Africa Liberation Dia da Libertação da África Austral Celebrates the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale
Friday of Holy Week
March or April 		Good Friday Sexta Feira Santa Crucifixion of Jesus
April 4 Peace Day Dia da Paz Celebrates the end of the Angolan Civil War
May 1 Labour Day Dia do Trabalhador
September 17 National Heroes Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional Birthday of Agostinho Neto, first president[3]
November 2 All Souls Day Dia de Finados
November 11 Independence Day Dia da Independência From Portugal, 1975
December 25 Christmas Day Dia de Natal Birth of Jesus

Notes

  1. ^ This name is a full translation of the holiday's Portuguese name. Other English names for this day include Liberation Movement Day,[2] Day of the Armed Struggle, Beginning the Armed Struggle Day and simply Liberation Day.

References

  1. ^ "Angola national holidays in 2022". wproconnect.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "National Holidays" at the Embassy of Angola in the United States of America website. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "National Heroes' Day in Angola / September 17, 2020". AnydayGuide. Retrieved August 23, 2020.


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