Public holidays in Angola

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. +DateEnglish nameAngolan NameRemarksJanuary 1New Year's DayDia de Ano NovoFebruary 4Liberation DayDia da LibertaçãoCelebrates the beginning in 1961 of the Angolan War of IndependenceTuesday before LentFebruary or MarchCarnivalCarnavalMarch 8 International Women's DayDia Internacional da MulherMarch 23Day of the Liberation of Southern AfricaDia da Libertação da África AustralCelebrates the Battle of Cuito CuanavaleFriday of Holy WeekMarch or AprilGood FridaySexta Feira SantaCrucifixion of JesusApril 4Peace DayDia da PazCelebrates the end of the Angolan Civil WarMay 1Labour DayDia do TrabalhadorSeptember 17National Heroes' DayDia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói NacionalBirthday of Agostinho Neto, first presidentNovember 2All Souls' DayDia de FinadosNovember 11Independence DayDia da IndependênciaFrom Portugal, 1975December 25Christmas DayDia de NatalBirth of Jesus

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