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 |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | Dia de Ano Novo | |
February 4 | Liberation Day | Dia da Libertação | Celebrates the beginning in 1961 of the Angolan War of Independence |
Tuesday before Lent February or March | Carnival | Carnaval | |
March 8 | International Women's Day | Dia Internacional da Mulher | |
March 23 | Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa | 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 [2] |
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 |